bump,
ribbet,
the silent weaving of webs,
and meow.
ribbet,
the silent weaving of webs,
and meow.
as darkness swallows the day
and the moon rises...
the day-time sleepers come out to play
and forage. munch.
and the moon rises...
the day-time sleepers come out to play
and forage. munch.
“Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.”
~ J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
~ J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
some frogs have learned to hang out by the year-round twinkling porch lights...
anxiously awaiting the unaware bugs the lights attract.
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| one...two...three. |
mmmmmm, midnight snacks.
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| trekking up the little frog chime... |
and then there are the little frogs that choose to stay a bit closer to the ground...
where the toads are.
hmmmm, i guess they prefer the crawling bugs to the flying ones. meatier?
LOOK OUT FROGS!!
this guy is heading to the porch roof...where the lights are...where the frogs are...
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| (harmless) yellow rat snake |
a couple of silent night-time weavers...
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| Redfemured Spotted Orb/Neoscona domiciliorum |
“You know how it is with cats: They don't really have owners, they have staff.”
~ P.C. Cast, Chosen
~ P.C. Cast, Chosen
"give me the magic word, and i'll let you pass."
=O=
so...it's taken me over a week to get this post together.
i haven't visited any blogs since my previous post.
ever feel like you take one step forward...and then two back?!
that's me.
i do visit FB more often than i come here lately.
every few days...check my email...stop by FB...post a picture or two.
you can always find me there (link on sidebar).
i'll leave you now with a couple of pretty day-time pic's.
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| a few Zebra Longwing butterflies - florida's state butterfly |
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| a Gulf Fritillary |
stay cool. be safe.
laura
It's like Halloween everyday at your house!!! These images are really fun. Snakes, frogs...toads I'd be okay with snakes crawling up things as long as they never enter the house:) Then I'd have issues....well I have them anyway:)
ReplyDeleteI remember the tree frogs from Jekyll Island, Ga. vacations: They'd climb up the brightest windows at night and wait for moths.
ReplyDeleteDoes that yellow rat snake eat frogs, I wonder? I think they are programmed to search for rodents and other warm-blooded prey, but I could be wrong.
(And I love Mr. or Mrs. Toad, of course ;)
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Wat een heerlijke nacht en dag serie,wel een hele gezellige boel.
ReplyDeleteemo's lovin' life. :) i love your happy frogs and toads, too!
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of activity around your porch at night.
ReplyDeleteI think I am a butterfly girl and not much adventurous like you . . . I must admit . . . i like how my visits with you push me right out of my box!
ReplyDeleteLaura, cool critters at your place. I love all the cute frogs. And I hope they were safe from the snake. Have a happy day!
ReplyDeleteI love tree frogs and toads, so this was a wonderful post for me! The harmless yellow rat snake isn't so harmless to the tree frogs, though--lol!
ReplyDeleteEmo looks so handsome!! And relaxed in that last comfy pose.
I'm not on facebook, so I have to wait until you visit your blog. But you are worth waiting for, so I'm okay with that. ;)
PS
ReplyDeleteI think the three tree frogs might be missing a bug critter hiding behind the yellow bulb? do I see legs there?
Lovely photo essay...beautiful night and day there.
ReplyDeleteI hate spider pics but that red femured thingymabob is kind of cool looking, as I flew past it.
ReplyDeleteFunny story: I was walking down the street with Dave one evening when a frog jumped and crashed into my leg. It was too dark to see what it was, so it's entirely possible (nay, probable) that I screamed LOL!
Wow, those little frogs on the lite strings! Actually, that is really cool...because, you know, most of them stay closer to the ground. And, the snake-on a mission, eh? Great photos Laura, and great to see you here. Emo is looking good, staying on the job! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteIt look like a jungle out there!!
ReplyDeleteForgot what I was going to say after seeing that last photo of Emo. Love it!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed wandering through your forest so securely with Emo as the sentry on guard duty!
ReplyDeleteHappy wanderings to you, Laura.
Saw the link to your blog from Jerry's. Wonderful night time pictures, and those frogs on the lights are amazing.
ReplyDeleteMost interesting sequence. Thanks, I enjoyed it...:)
ReplyDeleteLove your frog photos. So adorable. :) We don't have many tree frogs this year for some reason, and I miss them!
ReplyDeleteJust stopping bye to say Hi. Fascinated as always with frogs.
ReplyDeleteKateri, I recently found a tree frog while picking raspberries. But like always it is years between times when I see them. Sad to see their decline.
Laura, ck out this unusual post about blogging without obligation: http://www.tartx.com/blog/?page_id=233
ReplyDeleteHoping you'll begin the New Year with humor and mindfulness.