Tag Archives: Flora

Webnesday (71)

Posted on October 6, 2021 by krikitarts

This little fellow joined me in my workspace in my work shed a few days ago and seemed to be quite happy to be moved out into the garden via a few handy lawn flowers (the diameter of the white … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (69)

Posted on September 15, 2021 by krikitarts

Just a few days ago I was cleaning out weeds from the back-yard garden, and as I was putting the culled Kikuyu grass into the green bin, this little Bronze Aussie Jumper (Helpis minitabunda) appeared and offered an opportunity for … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (68): More Foggy, Foggy Dew

Posted on July 7, 2021 by krikitarts

And now for something completely different. It has been my custom to present images in my Webnesday posts of the spiders whose acquaintance I happen to make, but this time I’m featuring the results of the work of many. We … Continue reading →

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Places Remembered: Desert Drama

Posted on March 30, 2021 by krikitarts

Amid many pressing distractions, I’ve managed a quick look at my archives for this date in history and found this image that I made 15 years ago from my window seat during a flight from Mexico City to Phoenix, Arizona. … Continue reading →

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Serenity Sunday: The Foggy, Foggy Dew

Posted on March 20, 2021 by krikitarts

On the morning of the third day of my fishing adventure a week ago, I was blessed with this view of the inlet that feeds Lake Otamangakau, as we approached it. I really do love a nice foggy morning, and … Continue reading →

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Thoughtful Thursday: A Recent Reflection

Posted on March 18, 2021 by krikitarts

I’ve just recently returned from a glorious three-day fishing excursion at Lake Otamangakau (sort of rhymes with “go to a rock now”) with three other members of our North Shore Fly Fishers. It rained the first day, but then we … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (67) Trapeze Artist?

Posted on March 4, 2021 by krikitarts

Late yesterday (Webnesday) CD found this little spider in our kitchen and called it to my attention. I carefully eased it into a small container with a flower to keep it for the night. Today I released it onto a … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (66): Long-Jaw Silver

Posted on February 23, 2021 by krikitarts

The day before yesterday Squiddy came and tapped on our window. She had discovered a spider that we had both been hoping to find some day, but which had so far eluded us. It was a female Leucauge dromedaria, commonly … Continue reading →

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Menagerie Monday: Figuratively Speaking

Posted on February 21, 2021 by krikitarts

One of the trees that we acquired when we bought our place here in Auckland three years ago was a fig. Frankly, I have had many chances to sample (candied) figs in my younger days, and I must admit that … Continue reading →

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Here Be Goblins (2)

Posted on January 27, 2021 by krikitarts

Back in the Goblin Forest on the eastern slope of Mt. Taranaki, there were not only a great selection of mosses and lichens, but also a fine array of ferns as well. Both the overcast sky and the intermittent rain … Continue reading →

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