My cousin Shirlee, a native Southern Californian, retired to the North Carolina coast. She bought herself a house and a camera. Her house backs up to a forest, and she, with her keen eye and sharp powers of observation, has provided me with some amazing photos, which are the ones you will see below. First is a walking stick, which rested on her window long enough for her to grab her camera and snap away.
Can bugs be adorable? Here are newly hatched praying mantises, who shortly after Shirlee took the picture, followed mama mantis into the forest.
Look at the colors of this katydid!
Has a grasshopper ever been so interesting?
Here's a Goldenrod spider. He's a little hard to see. His legs are those jointed white "things" and he hides inside the flower to snatch his meal as it flies by.
In addition to the bugs, her yard visitors include deer, snakes, possums, turtles, crabs, and racoons, in addition to red cardinals, bluebirds, and too many other birds to name. Shirlee is certainly making good use of her retirement. Thanks for the use of your photos, Cuz! I miss you.
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