Fascination Dragonflies are beautiful, graceful creatures. I have a thing for dragonflies… so much so, that my husband gave me a mobile dragonfly yard ornament that has been placed next to my fountain. It’s so nice to watch when the wind catches it. Dragonfly Yard Ornament Swarms of Dragonflies The summer of 2013 has been […]
Entries Tagged as 'Not the Garden'
Spiney-backed Orb-weaver
July 24th, 2013 2 Comments
aka Crab Spider Today, I watched a crab spider maneuver a fly that was twice as big as she was. I have seen many insects stuck in spider webs, but I have never seen any spider with a fresh catch. Crab Spider with Fly My yard has scores of crab spiders. Crab spider is the […]
Tags: Crab Spiders · Mary Howitt · Spiney-backed Orb-weavers · The Spider and the Fly
Mushroom or Toadstool?
June 10th, 2013 4 Comments
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring… It has rained pretty much every day for three weeks. Even though South Florida is considered semi-tropical, this is still way too much rain. The usual summer pattern is a near daily downpour for 15 minutes mid-afternoon, then the sun is back and it gets humid. Humidity Brings Non-edibles, Too The […]
Tags: fungi · mushrooms · toadstools
