It’s that time of the month again – you have until midnight to get what you need from July, because after that it’s gone. We tried to warn you…
And that means it’s end-of-the-month abstract time, though I think I’m abusing the definition of that word again. But here it is anyway, free of charge, so file your complaints appropriately.
After one of
That’s capitalized that way because it refers to a specific area we have three ponds, interconnected, and the southernmost one (which we only own half of) resembles nothing more than a bayou, so that’s how we refer to it. Up until this morning, I’d only seen it from the marshy banks at the northern tip, which allowed a
We have relatives over this week, so there hasn’t been a lot of time to find anything new, but while sorting, I did remind myself of this image, obtained the same time as this Estate Find, and set aside to be forgotten.
I mean, how could you resist this pose? The determination, the struggle against adversity?
This is here, by the way, in lieu of recognizing the holiday that fell today, which
After confirming that we had Mississippi kites (Ictinia mississippiensis) living in the immediate area, and strongly suspecting that they’d raised a brood within a few hundred meters, we’ve been seeing them off and on, mostly wheeling overhead – the few times I’ve seen them perched, they
No, that doesn’t mean that it’s dirty.
I mentioned that I had two Magic Bucket of Variety finds this week, and this is the second, from a few days back. First I’ve seen in 21 years, since I was in Florida.
It took only a moment for me to recognize it, mostly because of those forelegs. We go in closer:
That is a giant water bug, and yes, that’s the common name,
The Girlfriend and I were out in the backyard early this evening and we spotted a red wasp with deep blue wings skimming close to the ground right near out feet, and quickly discovered why, as a fishing spider suddenly broke its camouflage by scampering off madly. It was clear that the wasp was one of the spider hunting varieties, and had just missed nailing the fishing spider. I bent down and identified
The trash can that sits next to the outside door to Walkabout Studios, used primarily for the stinky trash that resin printing produces, has claimed another capture. For reasons unknown, wildlife keeps getting into the can only to be discovered later, and now it’s a semi-regular feature.
This was the find a couple of days ago:
Okay, this one isn’t too surprising
Well, okay, not quite that many – more like half a dozen.
For the past couple of nights I’ve noticed that the three small transplanted Japanese maples out back each have their own bebby Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis) living thereon, mostly visible when they’re sleeping draped across the leaves. One we’ve
Back on Wednesday when it was Word Snake Day, I went down to Goose Creek State Park specifically to find some snakes, which failed miserably. This did mean, however, that I got into a few areas that I hadn’t been before, and I went prepared for other subjects, so I captured a few images that worked for the overall bloggetty theme, if not for the day itself. So we now get to those.
Looking out
I hadn’t found anything too exciting this week and was resigned to having to post something banal (even though I’d found some great stuff off of the property,) but I took one last pass around the environs late last night to see what I might scare up. And indeed, scared up something, though if I’d been more leery of being out at night, it might have scared me up instead