Fall is coming...

You know how I know? The zipper spiders are out! They are about the only spider that I think is cool!
I find them extremely fascinating! Click on these and make them bigger.

Another bug...

Okay...not a great picture! I only had my phone with me and this booger moved quick! He was a large (1 inch) ant with a red and black velvet coat. I am sure we will all learn soon enough what it is... :-)

Bug of the week...(sorry Gramma)

Actually, it is a spider and it looked like a piece of corn! The camera could not focus on her because she was well camouflaged.
Memaw is out of town so it maybe days before we know what she is...
In the meantime, enjoy her beauty! :-)

Side note: Memaw (MIL) loves to research the bugs and Gramma(step-mom) can't stand to read about them. It's hard to keep all happy. The bug thing was really an accident but now I keep finding things I have never seen in my 42 years!

Butterfly central...

While we were in Helen on Saturday, I saw LOTS of butterflies! Of course the bug picture taker in me couldn't resist the opportunity to do some 'up close and personal' with my pals! The question is...will the bug researcher resist researching especially the yellow one! Enjoy...

Couldn't resist...

This butterfly was flying around my front porch this morning and he was begging me to take his picture... so I did! Memaw, is this a particular type of butterfly?
Same butterfly..just one picture with the wings up and one with them down!