Wordless Wednesday

respite

six exhausted wings
respite in tree bare of leaves
autumn requisite

Wordless Wednesday

Just Chillin'

Yesterday afternoon afforded me a rare look closeup of wasps 'just chillin'.  It's nice to see nature at its most intimate, vulnerable and connected moments, a much slower pace. So often we see nature's movements in a frenzy like butterfly's fluttering, hummingbird's flitting, birds in flight, or white tailed deer running and jumping through fields.

It's at this moment we slow our hectic pace to see life's softer sides. We feel those fresh fall breezes scudding across our faces. We notice the gray storm clouds forming above our heads and breathe in the scent of rain that's coming. And, we watch in wonder as nature procreates.

crawdad

a single claw pokes
from mounded earth this morning
curious crawdad

Wordless Wednesday

Bird's Nest

The weed's act as a hasp around my small frame as I find my way over to the walnut tree. Its solitary form grows beside a small stream covered in overgrowth. The clouds are congealing above my head as I raise my camera to the spotted bird's nest. I'm allowed one quick shot before it begins raining. A single raindrop falls onto the lens...

I liked the effect that single raindrop gave this picture. I think it looks like fog surrounding the tree. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

Garden Spider

Wednesday morning I went outside and saw this black and yellow garden spider. It was sitting quietly between my house and back deck. I had to take a picture because of its web. That zigzag down the middle is fascinating.

I have my very own writing spider whose already caught dinner twice. It grabbed a fly, I think, and a baby grasshopper that I startled into its web last night. I felt so bad for the grasshopper. I was actually trying to move away from the web to give my storyteller more room. That's when the little guy hopped into the web. This morning the spider was eating the fly and I noticed the grasshopper was already gone.

I'm hoping my spider is a female and that she'll lay eggs so I can document the process with my camera. If I'm so lucky I'll share my explorations. Until then have a great day.

Follow the links for information on the black and yellow garden spider. 

hoptscotch

narrow-leaved sunflowers
become a game of hopscotch
flighty grasshopper.

Wordless Wednesday

famished

a grasshopper's shoulders
are two miniscule circles
of hunger today.
he takes the stone this morning
and waits for a quenching rain.