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Message: [QUOTE="CountryEscape, post: 225320, member: 3087"] I need to do some planting and beautifying more in front, but I figure since where I live not many drive by, my favorite place is in the back with the ponds. Going to make a hill of some sort out front this fall maybe, just to dress it up out there! OK, so we're talking bugs, and I had to show you this teeny tiny grasshopper! Spotted him when he jumped, and then told him to stay put so I could get my camera. LOL Well, he was still there, but I had to ask him to jump so I could focus in on him again. :) To give you a perspective of his size, the piece of mulch he's sitting on is just barely over an inch long. [ATTACH=full]71014[/ATTACH] Here's a bumblebee on salvia (or is it lavender? I get those mixed up all the time). I used to be scared to death of them, but now I love watching them come to my flowers for nutrition! [ATTACH=full]71010[/ATTACH] I have noooooo idea what this bug is. When I approached it with the camera, it lifted the orange part up and down, like a threat, but then held still. I can't tell if it's a cocoon getting ready to open, or what! If anyone knows what it is, I'd be thrilled to find out. [ATTACH=full]71011[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]71013[/ATTACH] And, this is quickly becoming my favorite water lily. I got it from Addy, think it's called Perry's Orange Sunset. The pic does not do it justice. It has about 4 different shades of pink to yellow going on. And, do you see the Damselfly on it? Is she laying eggs on the lily petal? Saw my first full sized dragonflies today, too. None would hold still to be photographed, though. [ATTACH=full]71012[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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