Here's a picture of a little spider on Asclepias incarnata 'Soulmate'. The flowers smell sort of like cotton candy. The monarch caterpillars loved it last year. Hope for more cats this year.
Love the colors in that shot and how you describe the flowers as smelling like cotton candy. I wish I knew more about flora and how to identify the various species. One of my favorite images is of an unknown specimen that I had printed and framed. A number of people have asked me what type of flower it is, and my usual response is, "A pretty one?"
I'll post a copy of it in this thread soon, and maybe someone can solve the mystery for me...
This is the hawk that used to dine on the sparrows I was feeding. I named him Thestral. I always felt bad for the sparrows, but damn I loved that hawk.
It's strange in a way how we cheer the predator's success at times, even though we feel badly for its prey. It often brings mixed emotions and a sense of resignation that reminds us of the way it is, and should be, in the wild.
Love the wood stork! How gorgeous!
Thank you. It helped that the wind was so strong at the time that the bird was held in near suspended animation when she appeared overhead.SK, the stork image is incredibly beautiful. The peach color on its wings looks like it's glowing.