It was unusually warm today, around 70, which means that once everything else was under control there was time to check out the woods department. Most of the trees are bare except for some yellow maple leaves. The 'timer' on my camera isnt' really working anymore, can you tell?
After a summer of nonstop mushroom photography (I say that as someone who is not a professional photographer, mind you, just a random weirdo with a barely-functional cheap digital camera) I was happy to still be able to find a few of the little guys, peeping out from beneath rotting leaves. Lots of critters came out today -- lots of bright green leaf bugs and spidery friends.
Bright green moss is so beautiful! It was the only spot of green in the forest (other than those bugs) but it's so lovely.
Spider ahead!...
This guy was actually huge, for New Jersey -- we're not known for our enormous spiders, but he was as big as I've seen them. This was the only picture that came out clear though! After some research I think he's a pretty normal garden spider, but I've never seen a bright neon orange one before. Looking up spiders online, it looks like he might be an orange marbled orb spider (or some combination of words thereof) but I say that as a wild guess. The Clueness Naturalist strikes again.Bought some more canvases on sale today, so it's back to my indoor activities now!
I sympathize about the camera issues - my blackberry takes awfully fuzzy photos & rarely gets the colors quite right. Looks like you manage fine with your camera, though. What a beautiful area you live in! I love the misty autumnal look of the everything (& your hair matches the leaves perfectly.) :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I like to be able to show people pictures of how lovely New Jersey is and how brimming with nature and wilderness, since I enjoy it so much! :)
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