Lovely, J! Flowers and insects togerher can be double good. Of course, I hate to think of what the spider and mantis is waiting to catch!
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
So my spring grown Crimson Clover and Harry Vetch was dead and dried up and long done so I pulled both out today and replanted new Crimson Clover and Hairy Vetch in the same spots. I know these are supposed to be cover crops to till into the soil but I plant them mainly to attract bees and as food for the bees. And I plant them because I think the flowers are so pretty.
The die off is not surprising, they grow quickly, flower and then die off. Annuals. But I just replant.
Paper Wasp
Dragonfly
And couldn't see this one well enough to know.
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Give PEACE a chance!
Just more mantid photos..
This one does not seem to care..too visible:
Then down on the ground:
Trying to shake off some ants:
And onto the marble rocks:
Glad the mantid is on the ground..I saw this cute ladybug on the glass sliding door, earlier the mantid was hanging around there too..so ladybug stays safe:
till it can willingly escape once it sees its chow!
