So Lea emailed me this afternoon to ask if I’d seen the spider by the Japanese maple when I was home for lunch. I hadn’t, but her description (and the less-than-optimal look at her photo on my phone) made me think it was probably our old friend Argiope aurantia (aka the yellow and black garden … Read more
We’re home from back-to-back family reunions (Lea’s mother’s family, Lea’s mother’s mother’s family) in northern southern Indiana. Essentially we hung out with warm, wonderful people and gorged on country cooking for two days. I’ll tell you, I’ve never been a fan of sustained exposure to a very large city. Generally I enjoy myself for about … Read more
This fellow was surprisingly hard to specifically identify with a quick Google. If you know what it is, speak up. It was hanging out on the front porch when the BamaDans left tonight after an afternoon and evening of stimulating fellowship.