Showing posts with label Spider. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spider. Show all posts

Tuesday, 5 April 2016

Most Unusual Spider

I saw the most unusual spider (well actually there were quite a few of them) while in New Zealand.

Haven't been able to identify it yet - it wasn't in any of my Dad's books on spiders found in NZ.



Top side





Side view


Underside




Egg cases


After some research I believe this to be an Orbweaver, Cyclosa trilobata spider, 

Sunday, 14 June 2015

Flowers on Sunday

Into the garden...it has rained the last couple of days so been a bit miserable.  The first four photos were taken yesterday during a brief dry spell.  






This spider was seen when we were clearing out a mini storage shed which we have moved to the back of the garden.  We are finally having the house painted which also means a jolly good clear out and clean up!

The rest of the flowers were taken during the week.  All from my garden.








The tadpoles are growing up!  They were all enjoying a spot of warm sun one afternoon.



Every morning a woodpecker visits our bird feeders...but he/she is proving to be very elusive when it comes to capturing her/him on film!  Hopefully patience will eventually pay off and reward me with a shot.

I am still working away at clearing and sorting.... I have started to clear out my sewing studio, but had to stop due to the rain as I have to move everything out and put on the patio area and then put everything back in again later in the day before I have finished which means the job seems to take so much longer!  I just seem to be so exhausted all the time which doesn't make a lot of sense as I am otherwise fit and healthy and eating properly.  Wondering if my iron stores have dropped to a low level again - can't think of any other reason why I would feel so exhausted.  True I don't sleep especially well because of the pain, but this is something else.  It is more than just being tired.

Monday, 2 September 2013

September!

September already, how can that be?!

DS1 is back at Maritime College
DS2 is back to school tomorrow




Bee on lavender.


Spider - the web kept waving around so it was hard to capture a good shot.

FL: 60.0mm
Exp: 1/50
Ap: F5.6
ISO 250


Purple Tiger

FL: 60.0mm
Exp: 1/50
Ap: F5.6
ISO 250


FL: 60.0mm
Exp: 1/50
Ap: F5.6
ISO 250


FL: 60.0mm
Exp: 1/50
Ap: F5.6
ISO 800

Friday, 19 April 2013

Daily Doodles...

A strange few days, kind of busy but not busy.

Discovered my clarinet had mildew on it - not good - many feelings brought on by discovering this.

Steven's room is coming along well, he is working really hard on it.






Now for some 'wildlife' discovered on a towel in the bathroom last night...needless to say he was told he was unwelcome and I took him outside!