Tag: fauna

I found this tiny mothwing while I was out walking this afternoon. The scalloped line along the outer edge is just gorgeous.

Franny and the deer had a staring contest. The deer is very curious about little black dog, which is worrisome to me. It was only about five feet off the edge of my patio. Five feet is not very far.

This guy is brazen. He lives in a drainage pipe under the fir tree, and he’s used to holding his own with the feral cats at their food dish. He’s slightly respectful of Franny, but he’s not at all afraid of people. My neighbor has had to physically shove him out of the cats’ food.

Locust Tree Blossoms

As I walked across campus this afternoon, I kept catching hints of some flower on the breeze. I finally realized it was coming from the trees. And the funny thing is that I had the same experience a few years ago, at a nearby cemetery. There was something in bloom that smelled amazing, but I couldn’t figure out what it was. I finally tracked it down to a locust tree growing behind the church.

écureuil joyeuse

We had a visitor yesterday. Actually, he visits every day. Yesterday, though, he was especially entertaining. He hung there like that for a few moments before jumping down. It was pretty clear that he was enjoying himself.