Good Creepy Crawleys

Song - There Ain't No Bugs On Me by Jerry Garcia & David Grisman

 

 Have you ever seen a brown Praying Mantis?  I had not until several days ago when this one walked by me near the pool.  At first I thought it was a leaf until he turned sideways.  Apparently the green ones are more prominent in California but the Mantis turn brown or green for the same purpose....camouflage on trees and plants. I asked Mr. B if he would kindly move him from the patio to the garden so he would not get stepped on.  Mr. P-man is now living very happily in the shade garden!

"If you think you are too small to make a difference, 

try going to bed with a mosquito."

--Dalai Lama

Illegal Entry

Song - Take It Easy by The Eagles

This morning a little Chickadee flew into our bedroom through our open door.

He just stayed for a moment to say "Good Morning" and then flew back out.

Ten minutes later I went outside to look at my garden and spotted a squirrel....

I called to Mr. B to see if I was seeing this properly....

Yep......Speedy was trapped inside the "squirrel-proof" bird feeder

Speedy was panicking trying each square to see if he could get out.

TRAPPED

I ran and got my camera and Mr. B was going for the wire cutters

As I approached him, he panicked and squeezed through one of the openings and ran up the tree

RELIEF

***no birds or squirrels were harmed during this adventure - the bird in the above photo was happily resting in our Japanese Maple last spring and the squirrel in the above photo was done by me in Photoshop as I wasn't quick enough to capture a photo of the actual crime.

"The creatures that inhabit this earth-be they

human beings or animals-are here to contribute,

each in its own particular way,

to the beauty and prosperity of the world."

--Dalai Lama

It Feels Like Autumn

"This is my simple religion.

There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy.

Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."

--Dalai Lama