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Monday, October 24, 2016

Orb Weaver in Orange and Black

I was going to save this photo for Halloween but couldn't wait. Just look at the markings on this orb weaver! Look carefully and you will see her web too. So far, I have counted 8 orb weavers in my gardens. That's 4 times more than last year. Yay!

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The Orb Weavers Are Back

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It's been far too many years since I've seen orb weavers in my garden.

I've been afraid they might not ever return.

This morning I was happily surprised to find this huge dew-laden web glistening in the morning sun.

Then I encountered not one, but two actual spiders merrily wrapping up breakfast and mending their webs.

Quite a cause for celebration.

And very well-timed for Hallowe'en.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Bucolic

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Although April is not what you'd call warm yet, and rain is still on the horizon, here is what is true this morning:  my sweet old mare can be out in her corral having her breakfast instead of in her stall because the ground is too muddy; the lilacs are putting forth their apple-green leaves and buds; a small spider dared to spin a web fully exposed to the fickle elements; my backyard hens are now laying 6-8 eggs a day instead of 2 or none.

All sure signs that our hemisphere is turning toward the sun.

Just as it should.

Albeit
               so
                           very
                                          slowly.

Monday, December 06, 2010

Late Autumn in my Garden - Spider Web

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Can you see it, way out there up there in the branches?

Here's a closeup, taken from the same spot as the photo above.

Playing with my zoom lens ...

Zoom ... Zoom ...

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Autumn in My Garden 2009 - Fog Laden Web

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Sometimes drippy, foggy mornings reveal delightful surprises that help me forget how woefully lacking is our usual warm and sunny late autumn weather.