The Land of Melting Shadows: Creepy Crawlies

The Land of Melting Shadows

There once was a land, no further away than your imagination. A Land where the Trees’ whispers can be heard on the wind. And the squirrels chitter and chatter as they scamper to and fro amongst the branches - playing their endless game of tag.

A Land where the Brooks babble endlessly amid fern covered banks. Fish and Tadpoles play a game of Leapfrog in the clear, cool water and Turtles sunbathe nearby.

A Land where the tall Grasses sway in the breeze as if dancing to a distant tune. Wild flowers wave their petals at the busy Bees who fly by; Beckoning to them. Enticing them.

A Land where the Deer graze peacefully in the lush, green valleys. A Land where the Birds and the Faeries gather in the bushes of an evening to share the day's gossip. And the Frog serenade, with Cricket accompaniment, continues well into the night.

A Land where the morning sun melts the night into the shadows of the day. And at sunset the shadows melt into night. But there are times when the shadows melt into things best left to one’s imagination.

A Land of Melting Shadows.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Creepy Crawlies

And what would Halloween be without some CREEPY CRAWLIES to look at?
(Beware! - there will be a spider amongst the pics!)

10 comments:

Hope said...: I miss cicadas...I always loved that buzzing in the trees that they did. One of the things I notice about England is the silence in the countryside...no grasshopppers buzzing, no cicadas singing...none of that. We have bird noises, but no bug noises...; October 23, 2009 at 4:53 AM
Debra She Who Seeks said...: Wow, that's a helluva spider!; October 23, 2009 at 6:49 AM
Jeanne said...: I would miss the insect noises...

Hubby took these pics. He had quite a time getting close enough to the spider for a shot.; October 23, 2009 at 8:54 AM
motheralice said...: Praying mantises are my favorite bugs! And what a great shot of the Garden Spider!!; October 23, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Chris 'Frog Queen' Davis said...: SPIDER!!!

Oh, I am okay now, that scared the *&^% out of the frog queen!!

Cool pics! Thanks for sharing.

Cheers!; October 23, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Suzie said...: I left all of this earlier, but I don't know what happened to it! This has happened more than once lately. Blogger doesn't like me! lol

So, I'll try again.

As icky as that spider looks, she is known as a garden spider, and is quite the web spinner! She can create HUGE beautiful ones!!

Praying Mantis are so cool! Cruel, but beneficial in the insect world, and cool to look at. I like to dangle my finger in front of them moving it slowly back and forth, and watch their heads turn to follow it.

Looks like you have one of those Asian Ladybugs too. .the ones that pinch, darn it. Our own native ladybugs are nearly extinct due to the ones that are imported for people's gardens.

Neat photos of some very small subjects! Thanks so much for sharing them!; October 23, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Sycamore Moon Studios said...: If that spider fell on me, I might have to change my pants. I like spiders...just not on me! Great pix!; October 23, 2009 at 9:25 PM
AwtemNymf said...: I no like spiders or creepy crawlies *shakes head*- uless they're plastic *lol*
The spider looks like a banana spider?; October 25, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Bridgett said...: Looks like your spider is about ready to have a bunch of babies. :)

But please tell...what are the creatures in the second and third photos?

That second one is scary looking. LOL

)O(
boo; October 28, 2009 at 6:48 AM
Jeanne said...: The 1st pic is of a baby Praying Mantis

The 2nd pic is of the shell of a cicada

The 3rd pic has several different bugs, one of which is an Asian Ladybug - others are unknown

The 4th is of a Garden Spider (a.k.a. Banana Spider) with a very large egg sac.; October 28, 2009 at 6:56 AM