At just a few millimeters wide, this little striped jumping spider (Salticidae) would have been missed except he was busy scurrying back and forth constructing his retreat web on the very top of the sunflower plant just as the morning rays poked through the leaves of a nearby tree. It was incredibly difficult getting a [...]
Continuing the “Thinking Small” theme this week, here are a few shots taken yesterday evening and this morning in the garden. Although it may be a little boring for my readers seeing the same thing over and over, I really can’t get enough of taking bee photos. I keep up my attempts at the closest/sharpest [...]
If I spend any amount of time in the garden, I soon discover some sort of creeping, crawling creature. Since I was a little boy, I’ve been fascinated with bugs and insects. I would often turn over the large, landscaping rocks in my mother’s flower beds to discovery what lurked underneath. When my brother and [...]
Some of the biggest, most beautiful blooms in my garden aren’t flowering perennials, but vegetable plants. The squash and zucchini flowers not only catch my interest, but keep the local bee population busy all day long. There’s plenty of nectar to go around, and the bees have to wipe their feet before exiting to dislodge [...]
Right outside our back door, we have a small herb garden. Last fall, we planted three parsley plants at the back of the herb garden. This spring, they grew considerably at first and then immediately started flowering and haven’t stopped now for several weeks. Because the herb garden is so close to our back [...]
