Quick summer rain
We have had one of the rainiest years I ever recall. Yesterday...
- A sudden downpour while the sun was still shining
- A rainbow above my head
- We have had a zillion of these little spade foot toads came to life this summer
- A raindrop hanging from a branch of my mulberry tree
- The rain didn't stop the Gulf Fritillary caterpillars from eating
- An extreme closeup of the red bugs we get out here after a rain -- we call them "rain bugs"
but I have no idea what they are.They are also known as "velvet mites" as per Midland's Sibley Nature Center site.
7 comments:
OH MY GOSH!!! Sorry for yelling but Holy Gaucomole!!! I absolutely love these pictures!!! The rain drop... we need rain!!! :) Can you tell that I am excited by these photos. The red spider look thing... what in the world, beautiful.
You are now the best thing in our house. The kids are sitting here in amazement. They want to come to your house and see that red spider thingy!! The rain drop picture, "that is so awesome Mom, we have to go to her house!" LOL. Thank you for making our day!! We are searching the internet right now to figure out those red bud/spider things are.
ok... slow down Windy...
holy mole guacamole
mispelled words, forgot words, hey it is my birthday and my husband is trying to fix the jeep for my birthday... the photos, the thought of jeeping, WOW! what can I say. LOL!!
Jaw-droppingly beautiful photography! Or, as you would put it, stinkin' amazing. Wowwww... even toads, mites and caterpillar manage to look regal through your lense...
Any idea how many inches you guys have received this summer? Must be more than us, surely. It hasn't rained much at all here.
Thank you all for the nice comments about these pictures. I had a lot of fun taking them, too.
We've had an enormous -- enormous for us, that is -- amount of rain this year. We are almost at 14 inches for the year. That exceeds our normal ANNUAL rainfall. We should be at around 6 inches this time of year, and last year we were barely above 4 at this same date.
You won't hear any complaints from me. I love, love, love the rain.
Debi
you are such a fantastic photographer.
These pictures are great - brilliant, artistic and fascinating.
Love
xxx
Wonderful pictures, Debi. Now I finally got to see those amazing red rain bugs you told me about. I can see you improve your photography day by day as you post here. It makes me so happy and you know why :).
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