nature

"Oy! ¡Vamos!"

"Sólo un momento más", dice uno de los otros. "Estoy cansado."

(harlequin glorybower (a.k.a., glorytree (a.k.a. peanut butter bush/tree))), in-bloom.

Walking for supplies,
I found chance to see some things.
Lovely chicory.

Writing my poem,
I misidentified this,
The sky blue aster.

The face of your wall,
I search for ways: in, and out.
Running in circles.

Thank you for your time,
So fleeting, and delightful.
I will look for you.

Just a timeless taste,
And I was all but smitten.
You smelled dirt, and weeds.

Marchantia polymorpha colony found @ Scaly Mountain Nursery (which is now the Highlands office of Alex Smith Garden Design) . . . two square metres of plant weirdness :)

rosy wolfsnail found by Ellen, and shared with me.

Such a shy creature this snail was...

(golden silk spider (a.k.a., banana spider)) spotted by Phillip in Albany, Georgia.

golden silk spider

I captured this photo atop a six foot ladder, as she was feeding about 10' up at the center of her almost two-metre-diameter orb web. She was about 5", toe-to-toe-to-toe-to- (etc.), and over 2" head-to-tail.

Harmless, but I'd rather not walk into the web in the dark....

Oenothera speciosa found in the garden at Hillside, Saturday.

The petals are fantastic, but the quadripartite stigma at the tip of the pistil drives me absolutely insane with plant-lust :)