March 3, 2014

A misty morning resulted in jewels on the cobwebs on the fence

"Please don't shoot"

This little wasp was sitting to the right of the be-jewelled cobweb and rubbing its eyes.

It looked as if it was reacting to a 'hands up' command :)

March 2, 2014

This spider made a home on the Yucca plant at the front of the house.

In the evenings it would build a very tidy web that spans between the outer tips of the leaves.

Don't be fooled - this is not a very large spider. This photo was taken with the help of a 

Raynox 150 conversion lens

Only once I downloaded the photo did I notice that it was busy feeding 

 Later in the afternoon the spider had made an about turn and seemed to be resting.

Notice the markings on the abdomen look like eyes on the head of a much larger insect

In the early evening the web was back and it was not long before a little butterfly was caught in the trap

February 15, 2014

This week I will try to get the blog up to date :)

The result of not posting regularly is that sorting the photos to post becomes a daunting task :(

The first term at school was a rather hectic one, and with the new litter of puppies now five weeks old I have been a very busy 'people mommy' to seven little Schnauzer faces ;)

The following photos were taken in my garden.

These strange hairy fungi were growing on 'treated' poles. It makes me doubt the level of treatment these poles had because those that do not have fungi have been eaten by termites!

A succulent plant with long leaves have this strange way of reproducing, Baby plants develop at the tip of the long leaves. The plant is in a pot - would hate it to take over the garden! 

This is the tiny flower of a weed that bears red berries.

A variety of bee species are regular visitors to harvest the pollen-rich stamens.

 Very fitting to build your web to catch Valentines dinner with a heart shaped leaf in the background

 A very unhappy Mousebird - the Waterberries are all gone!

 This beautiful African Violet was a gift from a colleague

 Tiny Butterflies flitting all over the lawn  - until you approach, that is. I had to zoom in from quite a distance to get these shots. The grass had not yet flowered so I suspect this was about finding a mate.