This awesome evergreen plant, Euonymus americana, is in the Bittersweet family and has several common names, including Strawberry Bush and Bursting Hearts.
[Photo by Cathie Bird]
11 September 2010
Spidery Eyes
A jumping spider of some kind. [Photo by Cathie Bird]
29 August 2010
A young grasshopper clings to a stem
[Photos by Cathie Bird]
28 August 2010
Early morning spider webs
I found lots of dewy spider webs yesterday...The spider that made this web selected a beautiful spot among blossoms of Virgin's Bower, now in full bloom in the holler:
This awesome web was attached to honeysuckle vines and autumn olive branches:
[Photos by Cathie Bird]
26 August 2010
Red-spotted Purple Butterfly
Red-spotted Purple Butterfly (Lemenitis arthemis astyanax) with wings open and folded. [Photos by Cathie Bird]
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