Sunday afternoon, when we brought the kids here, Isabelle walked up the sidewalk and complimented me on my garden! It was so sweet. I stand on the shoulders of three gardeners, the previous owners of our home.
I'd woken Josephine Tuesday morning, talked to her, and come back upstairs. I leaned over the railing 10 minutes later, and called 3 or 4 times. No reply. Apparently, they each had one mosquito in their bedrooms last night, and didn't get to sleep in good time. I sent Izzy down to wake up Jos, again. Iz came back up and said she'd talked to her, then yodeled some, then threatened to get a small, annoying bell. Josephine declined! She promised she'd get up.
I taped the hole where the little ants were coming in. They have switched to coming in above the window frame. I need to get some caulk.
The gypsy moth caterpillars continue to morph. They were 4 mm, now 13 mm, and I found one hanging from a tree that was 18 mm, and you can see the red colour in it.
I found a clearwing moth on the lilacs.
Poor
Butch and bugs !
This pair are so cute, way out in the forest.
Butch x 2
I've put a camera in the meadow. I think this is who took the squirrel carcass.
coyote in the meadow
I noticed sparrow in the spruce tree. I wonder if it is the caterpillars?
sparrows
6 comments:
Oh, those bugs! But it was fine out shooting the moon this morning in the cold. I think I could hear their teeth chattering in the cold.
Those raccoons are fun to watch.
Personally, I like the bigger critters better than the tiny ones.
...you have a lot of comings and goings in your nature preserve.
Treasure!
It would be nice if the sparrows ate the caterpillars!
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