araneus diadematus I checked the site & did a Google search. Due to what I found, I think I have an Araneus Diadematus
ID of arachnoid I looked the suggested spider names up, but the photographs don't look the same. I reckon we still don't know what kind of spider...
My wife found this large arachnoid in a large web out back this evening. Hard to gage size in these phtos, but it's about the size of a U.S....
Thanks Thanks for the compliments, folks. I must admit to being a very, very proud daddy. We are fortunate that, thus far, she has saved all her...
After supper, we were sitting on the porch & I saw an orange butterfly out on the butterfly bush. I sneaked up to it & swiped at it with the net,...
Fall I'm grabbing up stuff on sale at nurseries, so I can have cool stuff at lower prices. We won't have a freeze 'til late October, or early...
school When my daughter began pre-school in January 2006, she was cool. About a month into it, we started having separation anxiety when I'd...
pansies We only have one kind of pansy here in West Texas - the "Winter" kind. Our Summers are far too hot for them. Our Winters are pretty...
mantis This is the first one I've seen here this season. I was pushing the wheelbarrow (full of bags of top soil) and brushed up against this...
Found this praying mantis in the backyard today. [img] [img]
no leaves This has absolutely no foliage at all at this point. I have about 8 of them here & there and none have leaves at this time. I've got...
that's it! I believe you've got it identified correctly, toni. I will have to watch it to see if the anthers turn yellow. It just appeared &...
This bulb was in this yard when we moved in. I don't know what it is. Any ideas? Thanks! [img]
Winter My wife used to hate Winter coming - not because she didn't like it, but because I don't like it. Our Winters are relatively mild. We...
idea That's a great idea Deanna! My mother-in-law's grave is just East of town in the town's cemetery. I've got these yellow iris multplying...
heirlooms Well, in my former yard, there were several plants given to me by my mother: lilies & a few ponderosa pines - dug from her own yard....
Master Gardener Well, I also have to confess, the person who asked me to join later on came to me one day w/ a suspicious leaf she found growing...
Español Español es muy importante que hablar - especialmente aquà en Texas. Yo y mis hermanos hablamos español bastante bien, pero nuestras...
planting Well, honestly, the black & blue salvia was one I liked before we moved here. I had it in pots before, then stuck it in the ground at...
Coneflower (sunrise, or sunburst?) [img] Geranium [img] Hibiscus [img] [img] [img] Zinnias [img] [img] [img] You can see...
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