Spring has sprung and action is heating up in the garden! A careful examination of the budding flowers and the grasses in the flower beds reveals a world of bug eat bug. This is what I have seen in my… Read More ›
spiders
One Last Spider, Really
As the fall settles in and temperatures drop, insects – other than cedar bugs – head for cover. Cedar bugs, or slow walkers as we call them in our house, can survive almost anything. They can survive freezing in the freezer… Read More ›
I Can’t Believe I Got the Whole Thing
This to me is amazing – that I was lucky enough to capture this interaction. In my garden, I have several crab spiders. One has been resident for quite some time in a patch of flowers, in fact on the… Read More ›
A Last Look at Creepy – Weekly Photo Challenge
I was out working in the garden earlier this week, when this ‘creep’ sauntered into view. Obligingly it awaited my return with my camera and let me take some shots. I am pleased to report, it headed off in one… Read More ›
Beneath My Feet – Almost- Day Seven
This subject keeps popping up. And once again, I restrained myself from placing it firmly beneath my feet… And a friend was nearby, safe from my feet!
Eat or be eaten
These two shots show a spider wrapping up its next meal. They’re neat, albeit a little creepy. In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Close Up.”
There are bugs and then there are…..
Finally we embark one of my posts about arachnids. That is spiders. They are their own category of bugs. In fact they are not considered bugs. They are, however, considered scary by many people. I have a rule around our… Read More ›
Life on a Daisy
Yes, the title is correct. Life ‘on’ not ‘of’ a daisy. A daisy in the garden is often passed over for closer inspection. After all, it’s just a daisy, right. Well every so often I stop and check out the… Read More ›
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