out of the doldrums!

ok, so maybe i was just a little depressed yesterday. well,  i'm not very good at faking...especially pretending to be happy. i can't SING when i feel like crying! ANYWAY to make up for yesterday...thought i'd post a few pic's...from around the yard...enjoy...

"LOVE STINKS..."

yellow rat snake

feeding on lantana

red-headed woodpecker

hmmm- i can't remember the name of this plant...will look for it and post later.

florida anole!

taking a little break from my art...getting stuff organized...gathering ideas for what to do next...

seeya!

attack of the hornworm caterpillars

during the night my tomato plant was eaten alive!

by TWO tomato hornworm caterpillars. YIKES! they're huge! 4" long!

i thought i might just pluck them off...but they've already eaten the tomatoes, stems, leaves...

i decided to just let them finish devouring...as there's no hope for the plant!

then again if i leave them...they'll just lay more eggs and they'll still be hanging around when i replace my tomato plants this weekend. i just can't seem to be able to pluck 'em and kill 'em....even though they're considered a pest. here's a picture of the adult hornworm moth (pic courtesy of UF).

 at least we had many tasty tomatoes!!  :]