I thought perhaps we would get through another walk with Oblivious, but he redeemed himself today. Or rather, the deer gave themselves away. And I had my good camera.
Those white tails bring me joy too. So silly.
My dog doesn’t answer to “Oblivious” anyway, so it is good that he redeemed himself!
And a little “Aw” for your Saturday:
The other half of the herd was not spooked, but were watchful.
His new name should be Oblivious. Do you see the deer? He didn’t. In his defense, I don’t take him through the dog park often, but really dude?
He didn’t see these either.
The hawks in our backyard have been quite noisy. It took awhile, but I finally found their nest in the tallest tree on the lot! Rather exciting to think that there is a possibility of baby hawks. Especially once we have the coop and runs secure from hawks.
We have had a nice warm up, and our first moth in the house in months. I used the iNaturalist app to identify it. I do like this app, and as more people add observations, the better it gets. The first hit on this image was a moth observed mostly in Europe, which was not quite right. But down the list I found an image that matched with a corresponding observed area.
The Brown-shaded Gray Moth’s scientific name is Anacamptodes defectaria. My sister, a PhD in ancient history, tells me that “Anacampo” in Greek means “return”, and “Defectus” in Latin means “falling away”. According to Wikipedia, it does take wing February to November, and the larva feed on oak, poplar, sweet cherry and willow (we have many oak trees). It is also very difficult to find these moths when they are perched on tree bark.
Now I have to admit, I am guessing the species of this moth. I certainly didn’t closely examine the genitalia of the moth as suggested by this article from 1966 as the most definitive way to classify Anacamptodes. (Thank you again to my sister for unearthing the article.)
How do I personally feel about moths? I love the lacy pattern on the wings. Quite lovely.
One of these things is not like the others. Can you spot the anomaly? Yes, I took a picture of my pantry. I cleaned and organized it recently, and although it is not magazine worthy, it is functional. It is the lurker that was picture worthy. Here, let me help you…
Does that help? Silly cat found the stash of paper I’m saving for the chicks. We don’t get the newspaper, so I have been saving bags and packaging paper. Now it all smells like cat. But I’ve read that chickens don’t have a great sense of smell. Probably for the best.
She would get away with it too, but the paper crinkles fiercely when she settles down, so she gets caught and shooed out.
Critters and Craft 