by Geoff | Oct 13, 2010 | Gardening
A couple of weeks ago I got rid of the television and canceled cable. Yet I still found myself staring at the empty space that the TV used to occupy. What to do? Time for plant television. Now I can still sit on the couch, stare across the room, bits of drool forming at the corner of my mouth, and in the end feel virtuous about connecting with my bit of indoor nature.
by Noel | Oct 3, 2010 | CobraHead, Gardening
This big guy showed up while I was down on my hands and knees digging potatoes. It landed right in front of me and didn’t try to fly away when I picked it up. It is a really pretty moth. Almost the whole underwing is pink, and the moth shows off the bright color when its wings are open. All the pictures I shot with the wings open are blurred because of the moth’s wingbeats, but I posted one anyway, just to show what it looks like. I thought it was...
by Geoff | Oct 1, 2010 | Gardening
A few mornings ago I saw a praying mantis just outside my front door. I rushed to get my camera and as I took the pictures, I wondered why she continued to pose for me. Then I realized that a spider web enveloped some of her feet. I broke off the strand of web as best I could and let her climb onto a broom handle to find a new home. I don’t know if the spider had already bitten her or not, but she still seemed to have some of her senses. She chewed off some of...
