The other morning was a wet one, and the Euphorbia tirucalli 'Sticks on Fire' really caught my eye.
This Green stinkbug nymph is trying to blend in with the red foliage of Hibiscus 'Mahogony Splendor'.
Saw a cool little spider on the rose the other day...
I am not the biggest fan of the early spring blooms: daffodils and the like. But those later spring flowers... I love them! I guess these are mid-spring blooms?
Our August RV trip continued, as we spent a luxurious (for this trip) second day at a campsite. No driving meant time for biking and hiking and relaxing. If you remember from the last post, we were at the North Fork Campground in Colorado. We did get down to the river (White river) again this second day (August 24), but the photos look just like those from yesterday's post.
The evening sun backlights the plants of the front garden so nicely, sometimes I just have to go outside and get a closer look! Even the plants that are in shade now benefit (photographically) from the light reflected off the front of the house.
If there's one thing that makes winter scary to a cold-climate gardener it's ice. Nothing has the potential for breaking the bones of a garden like an ice storm, when decades-old trees and other cornerstone plants can be damaged beyond recovery literally overnight. The number of dead limbs and twigs in my front yard is evidence of that -- I'm not sure yet if my plants made it unscathed.
Fall is the time for the large insects in the garden: spiders of course, but in my garden mantises are the star attraction. (Carolina mantis, Stagmomantis carolina) Yesterday I photographed a few of them, starting with this odd-colored one in the front garden:
I scatter dozens of mantis babies every year in my garden, and one of my joys is when they stay put and I get to watch them grow up over the summer.
I noticed something interesting in the garden the other day: a fungus that was creating an interesting texture on the mulch surrounding one of my bamboos.
I was inspired to take macro photos of tiny insect nymphs yesterday. It's been quite a while since I've done this, and I'd forgotten how much fun it is!
Today's Vignette is brought to you by Anna at Flutter and Hum.
The rose mallow (Hibiscus lasiocarpos) next to the walkway has been a bit stick-like for a month or more. Dropping the lower leaves has left it less attractive than it was back in early August:
One of those days when I feel the urge to look at the garden a little differently, and don't have any thing to say.
Cooler temperatures have arrived this week, which means that I actually want to be out in the garden. The perfect time for a closer look at everything, right?
One of the things that I love about having a garden is the amount of tiny wildlife it attracts. I've found so many fascinating and beautiful insects and arachnids out there, sometimes I just have to share.
An appropriate subject presented itself on the window yesterday, as this unidentified bug really fits my mood right now.
I can't complain too much about this winter in St. Louis, as it hasn't been too bad. Until you compare it to a weekend walking the beach in Florida that is, then it's pretty terrible.
I was happily able to spend a couple of days in Florida this past weekend, leaving the crazily warm weather in St. Louis for pretty much exactly the same temperatures in Daytona Beach.
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