"A garden is an adventureland
in the animal kingdom. One never knows who or what will entertain
you in your garden!"
---BT
Flying High
An Orb Garden Spider
October 4, 2009
Photo by BT
The Spider Web
The spider spun a silver web
Above the gate last night
It was round with little spokes
And such a pretty sight
This morning there were drops
of dew
Hung on it, one by one;
They changed to diamonds, rubies
red.
When they were lit with sun.
A spiders nice to have around
To weave a web so fine
On which to string the drops
of dew
That catch the bright sunshine.
---Mary Ann Hoberman
Garden Spider in web -- east garden
October 3, 2009
Photo by BT
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XT Digital
Female Green Lynx Spider on a Lavender
plant stalk (left photo on Sept. 12, 2009) and the smaller same
spider on top of the egg sac on the same Lavender stalk(right
photo on Sept. 15, 2009)
Photo by BT, in the back garden
Camera: Canon G10 Digital
The above spider egg sac in October.
The little spiders and the Green Lynx Mother are gone
October 13, 2009
Photo by BT
(see above 2 photos)
Spiders
No wonder spiders wear bear feet
To run their cobweb races.
Suppose they had to have eight
shoes,
How would they tie their laces.
---Mary Ann Hoberman
The Green Lynx female in shade-macro
closeup
September 12, 2009
Photo by BT
May the wings of the butterfly
kiss the sun
And find your shoulder to light
on,
To bring you luck, happiness
and riches
Today, tomorrow and beyond.
~Irish Blessing
White Cabbage Butterfly on Lavender
September 12, 2009
Photo by BT
"Butterflies are self propelled
flowers."
~R.H. Heinlein
A small insect explores the geranium
October, 2007
"Beautiful and graceful,
varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead
you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little
sunshine."
~Jeffrey Glassberg
Painted Lady Butterfly on Escallonia
bloom
August 11, 2007
"Butterflies are peaceful
creatures."
---BT
