Nature noted

Camoed Caterpillar

I went to check on my black currant bush to see if some of the currants were ready to be picked when–surprise! I noticed this weird camouflaged caterpillar. Lucky I saw it before I touched it. (Shudder)


What the heck kind is it? I haven’t been able to find out. Is it even a caterpillar? Wish I knew.

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Wicked Weather

Boy did we have some thunderstorms yesterday early evening! Downbursts, tornado warnings, heavy downpours. I heard the booms and crashes, however I must admit I missed most of it because my girls and I were watching the Hannah Montana movie in the basement. Maybe that was a good thing.

I did catch the post storm show. The aftermath in the sky was beautiful…

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Stick? No, snake!

This little snake was sunning itself on my driveway. It was hard to spot because it looked like a stick until I got a really good look at it.


I live in a highly forested area, so I see a lot of sticks on the driveway. Er… at least I always thought they were sticks.

Better start paying more attention to those supposed sticks.

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Slug Sightings


I saw this slug today. Definitely not unusual considering all the rain we’ve had. But apparently this year the slugs are getting so confident, so bold and so sure of themselves they’re…

… hitching rides to your garden. Sheesh!

(No kidding, this slug was on somebody’s car in a parking lot when I saw it. I didn’t make this up.)

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