Observations during yard work

On By CarynIn Flora, Wildlife

I keep my phone on my pocket while I’m working in the yard, and often use it to document flora and fauna. We have lived here over two years and I am still finding new things!

Single rain lily amongst the grass, even though we haven’t had any rain. Maybe the water overspray touched this one patch of ground.
Yellow puff flower (Neptunia lutea) in the meadow, which looks very similar to the purple powderpuff (Mimosa strigillosa) that grew at our old house south of here. Very different scientific names, though.
Grass spider set up in the rocks and leaves at the side of the house. I think this one ate all the others, she is huge.
Bark scorpion under glass, since I actually found him in the house near where my puppy had just snuffled. Yikes!