Lovely little critters, Robin! Always love your photos! Hope you're enjoying your week and that Roger is feeling well! I hold good thoughts for you both.
fantastic! so what kind of snake is the brown one? What kind of spider is the green one? love them! and congrats to coming out you both Rock!!! oh and Richard Dawkins was just on Bill Mahr and was fantastic as well.
Wonderful menagery you got down there! Keep your eye on that mantis, it might produce an egg case. We used to get them in Ohio, and it was amazing to watch the myriad babies emerge when it was time.
Wow! Where to begin? The snakes are gorgeous. The dragonflies are gorgeous. The argiope and the mantises (aka mantes) are just like the ones we have here. The frog is ineffable, as are all frogs. They're like cats in that way.
Anyway, I'm so getting an East Coast inferiority complex seeing how many colorful, striking species you have out there!
Am I imagining it, or is there a greater diversity of species where you are now than in the last place you owned?
Beautiful but I will admit I do not like (make that hate) to be surprised by snakes or big spiders. I think I would be wearing long pants, fully covered shoes and a big hat when walking around your woods! :-)
And the critters are looking back!
Lovely little critters, Robin! Always love your photos! Hope you're enjoying your week and that Roger is feeling well! I hold good thoughts for you both.
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oh, wow! quite a wonderful collection of critters around the place!
ReplyDeletefantastic! so what kind of snake is the brown one? What kind of spider is the green one? love them! and congrats to coming out you both Rock!!!
ReplyDeleteoh and Richard Dawkins was just on Bill Mahr and was fantastic as well.
mantis and spiders and snakes, oh my!
ReplyDeleteLot's going on around your place. :)
ReplyDeleteLook, and the whole world looks with you - just like smiling! :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your photos!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful rat snake of some western variety.
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Wonderful menagery you got down there! Keep your eye on that mantis, it might produce an egg case. We used to get them in Ohio, and it was amazing to watch the myriad babies emerge when it was time.
ReplyDeleteAmazing, what you see, and what you manage to capture on camera. Love the intimacy of these pictures...
ReplyDeletei think the brown snake is a gopher snake. i kept one for a year or more when i was a young'un. yes. i fed it. hamburger.
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And what a great look around it turned out to be. Hope it's a good week so far.
ReplyDeleteWow! Where to begin? The snakes are gorgeous. The dragonflies are gorgeous. The argiope and the mantises (aka mantes) are just like the ones we have here. The frog is ineffable, as are all frogs. They're like cats in that way.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I'm so getting an East Coast inferiority complex seeing how many colorful, striking species you have out there!
Am I imagining it, or is there a greater diversity of species where you are now than in the last place you owned?
Fun photos. It's wonderful how you manage to get pix of all these living creatures. Hope Roger is doing well on the chemo.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful but I will admit I do not like (make that hate) to be surprised by snakes or big spiders. I think I would be wearing long pants, fully covered shoes and a big hat when walking around your woods! :-)
ReplyDeleteSpectacular photos – Can't wait to see what Rog is up to. Thinking of you often and sending healing prayers from all of us!
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