Hummingbird Action
I have two Hummingbird feeders – one in a tree and
the other by the flowers in the backyard.
Normally when I go out to water the flowers, there are two Hummingbirds
that come around to say hi and get a drink from the feeder. There I was sitting there watching the little
party at the feeder and thought I would try to take a picture of them. Since they are so quick and cell phone
cameras aren’t, I didn’t think it was going to work. But I got this way cool picture of the little
guy going between the lanterns.
Redneck Paradise
Last year I had set up my Redneck Paradise in the backyard. Complete with sand chairs in the pool and
solid chair for a side table. This year, I took it indoors. That’s right I’m living the dream of having
an indoor pool. The outdoor pool had
holes in it, so it had to be recycled.
But I can always go get another one.
So then I will really be living the dream of both and indoor and outdoor
pool.
Cat-Face Spider (not for those freaked out by spiders)
I was doing some yard work Saturday morning and walked right through a
spider web.
Normally this doesn’t bother
me, but it was as strong as a Black Widow so it kind of startled me a little
bit.
I looked around for the source of
the web and saw this funky looking spider in the corner of the patio cover.
So naturally I had to call Michele and she
came over with the girls to inspect this way cool spider.
Michele said that I should look up the
Cat-Face Spider.
So Emily looked it up
when she got home and found out it was the Cat-Face Spider.
Fully stretched out, it was probably about
2-3 inches, maybe a little bit longer.
According to Colorado State University -
One
of the most common but unusual spiders people encounter late in the season is
the cat-face spider, Araneus gemmoides. It tends to make its webs near
lights and in corners along the outside of buildings. Full-grown females can be
quite large and have a combination of odd projections on the abdomen as well as
dark indentation markings that some say resemble the ears and eyes of a cat.
Despite their large size and bizarre
appearance, cat-face spiders are harmless to humans.
Its’ part of the Orb Weaver group which makes the most intricate webs.
Like the yellow and black spiders that are
commonly found in blackberry bushes.
So
we relocated her to the Manzanita bush in my backyard.
Hopefully she will be happier there and won’t
have to keep rebuilding her home that would have been destroyed often by me
walking through it.
