I love finding interesting things on our daily walks. These white planthoppers always rest in a line on branches. They look like young leaves, until you look closely!
Black locust treehoppers, clustered here, are cared for by ants, who love their honeydew secretions.
More branch-huggers...these tulip tree aphids!
A raccoon has been here...
I don't usually see these, but a marbled salamander didn't quite make it across the path last week.
They are North Carolina's state salamander! Another interesting fact: they are bioluminescent.
I love finding new flowers in the woods.
rosepinks
Of course, we're still seeing turkeys all the time. Crossing the road...
It's goldfinch season for sure. I hear them chattering all day long, and they're basically living in the flower garden...
...and gobbling seeds.
The weather has been so nice that these country roads are full of bicyclists...
...and lots of kayakers on the local small lakes.
We're getting into the rough weather of late July and early August, though, and even the cats are wilting from the heat.
We work outside only in the early evening...
adjusting the many hoses that snake around the flower garden
mowing the back field for exercise, 3-5 days/week
...and spend more time inside.
Claudia rests in the heat...our main view from the living room window!
We'll start moving more in September, when the cool weather starts to roll in.
Have a great week!
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