So many interesting little dramas happening in the past week. I noticed a big pile of ants on...something...in a porch beam.
They face a lot of predators before they're fully mature, but we have so many of them around that I guess it's not too much of a concern.
And, in the back yard, I saw thousands and thousands of ants swarming on a log.
They're called the St. Valentine ant, because of their heart-shaped abdomen. Both sexually mature females and worker males have wings, but these are most likely females heading out for their "nuptual swarm." They will mate and fly off to start new colonies.
Speaking of wings, Todd found the wings of a beautiful Cecropia moth on a walk last week.
More wings...look at this gorgeous red admiral!
And eastern pondhawk!
On our way to a walk this week, we saw that someone had hit a possum. The next day, only a few bones remained...thanks to these guys.
I love having them around. They seem so dignified and stately! And they do a great job of keeping our roads clean.
Another kind of turkey is around nearly daily now, too...and in great numbers!
It's baby time!
I have one more group of seedlings to get into the ground.
I've been doing more baking...
healthy flourless peanut butter cookies
a three-fruit coffee cake to celebrate the 1st day of summer
...including cupcakes and a couple of cookie batches yesterday, for a get-together, that I didn't have time to photograph.
We've also been dealing with ever-increasing cat problems with our two boys. They look so innocent...
Barnabas
Frances
...but they've been absolutely tormenting our elderly cat...and we can't keep them separated, because Barnabas has freaky outward-turned hind legs that enables him to jump up to 8 feet. He's cleared every single barrier that Todd has erected to keep him downstairs. It's been a pretty stressful and chaotic week, but we're hoping that we have something figured out to help. Fingers crossed.
At least our outdoor cat is not causing any stress!
I'm trying to take a deep breath on the porch swing whenever I need it. Love the view!
Have a great week!
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