A friendly little jumping spider was hanging out at the back door last week. Sometimes they’re on the blind like this, but they really like the space in between the door and the jamb. There are thousands of described jumping spiders with no good, quick way to research one from a photo, so I don’t … Read more
So we watched the Alabama-Arkansas game from the seventh floor of Gulf Shores Plantation, with the balcony door open to admit the delightful breeze of a 66º fall evening on the Gulf. We also admitted this dragonfly. There’s nothing here to indicate scale, but this is a huge insect. It’s easily 5″ from head to … Read more
What a friendly black swallowtail! Isn’t she a beauty? She gave us a close look at Smith Lake today on a pleasantly and unseasonably cool early July Sunday afternoon.