The camera and I were on the ground for this photo. We have lots of Sheep Sorrel growing in our lawn and in our meadows. I think it is good to eat but we have not added it to the vegetables on the table yet.
The other strange looking flowers in the photo are on English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata.)
Yes, another moth. They seem to be catching my eye lately. This one is the Virginia Ctenucha. It appears to be very common on our area and is often seen flying about during the daytime.
I found this one while I was out walking the dog this July 1st morning. Because it was only 8 degrees C. (46 F), the moth was not moving.
I am looking at many moths in our barn these days. This is one of the larger ones. I think it is a sphinx moth of some kind but I do not have a proper ID yet. Any help would be appreciated.
I have a bug zapper in the barn to help cut down the number of insects pestering the goats and donkey. Unfortunately it also attracts and kills many small moths. The larger moths cannot get through the screen so are safe but that mean that we often have more moths in the barn during the daylight hours. I found this one early this morning on the gravel floor of the barn. It's common name is "Virgin Tiger Moth."
It's rare that I find any slime moulds and never have I found two in two days before. Well, actually Fleur-Ange found this one but it was on our front lawn.
The photo was taken through a microscope at 20 x.
This slime mould is "common" on lawns according to the literature. It looks like someone spilled grey ashes on the grass.
