Snapping at the world
Last weekend a friend and I crawled through the awkward streets of the west bottoms to photograph. While I seriously need to have my camera professionally cleaned, I did manage to get some shots even I’m impressed with. I’ve cleaned a couple up to my liking….
More to come, eventually.
Littlebit Crispy Goodness
As I was stumbling out the door this morning I saw my ChacoTaco flipped for a molt. Had to leave, but came home to this:
Awesome.
Of Puppets and peppers
Yesterday was monkeyday. I took my camera and despite having something in or on the lens I got some good shots of the market and the kid. That surprised me, as I’m usaully about half a second too late to get a good shot of her. In the next couple of days I’ll clean them up.Itty Bitty Monster Ditty
Today I left work early plagued with a sudden head cold, and stopped by the pet store for some wax worms on the way home. And this I found:
Grammostola aureostriata “Chaco Golden Knee”
And cuteness makes three.
The Mechanical Whir of Paper Wings
So early this morning, not long past dawn, my friend and I were outside by the garden exchanging observations and the usual nonsense, when out of the corner of my eye I see a blur, followed by a small hollow thud in the dirt beside us. A cicada killer had plucked from midair a cicada that was quite large and apparently juicy. We watched silent, as this delicately brutal dance played out. After a minute or two, the wasp took her prey in all six legs and flew off into the sunrise with the mechanical whir of paper wings.
Awesome.
Lycosidae Spp.
I found this little guy wandering around and had to get some shots.
