token toad

Man, I'm totally craptastic at blogging lately thank you very much. So, here's a little something for your troubles: The toad wedged in his house. I have pics of the caterpillar too--but, later..maybe. enjoy!

Cicada Summer Solstice

Yep, just heard my first cicada song of the year.

In other insect news:
I caught two caterpillars munching on my little Juneberry tree (one yesterday and one today). I put them in an old pickle jar. I will let you know the ID as soon as they emerge from their yet-to-be-made pupas. I know you all are on pins and needles. :)

Happy Summer Solstice! Enjoy the longest day! ~A

Observations

I have seen about 7 leopard slugs so far, but have you noticed how big the snails are this year? Huge shells and virile foots. I wonder if geologists can tell periods of heavy rain by the size of the shells in outcrops. This has been another deep thought by Crack Andy.

Me and Claudio

This was taken June 4th at a concert. We became comic book characters at the click of a button.

Observations

June 2nd, first lightning bug sighting.
Last night, encountered toad in garden, yes, was emitted upon--big time.
Nevermind the consequences, will continue to pick up toads.

Instant Kamera

My day is now complete.
I managed to capture both light and dark in an instant.
The pics aren't great, yet I still wanted to display the contrast.

A flash of sunlight and then it was gone, not to be photographed a second time.

The darkness descended but for just a moment, my camera would not produce the same image again.
Coincidence? I think not. I needed a yin yang day. Boom, kid, Boom!

coreopsis

this native flower took a year after planting to show itself. that's cool.

wish pattern

my blog has no substance these days. neither do I. :) I nabbed the title of this pattern from a beautiful blog post from my friend at Free The Human Beings. I'm too lazy to link... Peace Humans!!

Oh wait! I have something. I must have a silkie chicken as a friend. They are our friends!!! You're welcome.
Have a weird Tuesday night!