The day after

As the weatherman promised, it is a warm sunny day here in Raleigh. Went out for a walk with Kerbi and the only signs of the storm I could see were leaves and twigs strewn all over the place. No apparent damage done to our home thank goodness









More good news. Charlotte is still here! I went to our rose garden at the side of the house to see if I could spot her and there she was. She has built her web on a rose bush this time. Currently her web is about one and a half feet wide. If it is anything like her last one, it will expand rapidly.
Welcome back Charlotte.



Oh this day keeps getting better. We didn't have any luck with the new tomatoes we planted this year (the ones we planted 6 years ago are still going strong) but I did notice something orange growing. Bent down and was excited to see it was a Habanero. Yippee.... you know where that is going...... into our chocolates. That is so cool. We have used pears and herbs from our garden in our chocolates and now we can use our own Habaneros. .......... Sweet!

Charlotte is gone........ and so is Irene, well from here anyway.

The storm has passed so I went outside to check if I could see any damage. The only casualty I saw was that Charlotte the Spider has gone and her web destroyed. Guess it couldn't withstand the strong winds. With any luck she didn't get blown away and so will rebuild it. I will miss her as she kept me entertained.

Well it is the quiet after the storm. It is 8:00pm and I have windows open to let the breeze through and Kerbi is outside sitting on the front porch for the first time today. It is dusk now and I can see the trees sway gently in the breeze ...... nothing like they were earlier today.

Here is a photo at 8:00



Our big Bird of Paradise plant in the blue pot got blown over but luckily the pot didn't break. All the furniture staid put during the storm which is great.


Finally here is a picture from the kitchen window as the sun goes down.

Charlotte's Web

Don't know why this spiders intrigues me but she does. Our Scribbler Spider is still at the side of the house and her web is expanding. Yesterday I tried to shake her web and accidentally tore it. Checked back later that day and it was already repaired.



Here is my illustration of the spider up close.

More from the back yard

Well I'm on a roll so why stop. Saw this creature move across the back yard and it wa moving quickly.



He was moving quick and as soon as we got close to him he hid inside his shell.

On the way back to the house, saw this black and yellow argiope - a scribbler spider. Checked again today and he is still there. Luckily they are harmless.





We were going to make truffles from this Dragonfruit but ate it instead. It was delicious.

Just your typical Friday

While I was siiting in our kitchen writing the prior post about the Possum, I looked out the window and this is what I saw.



We don't usually see the deer in our yard during the day so this was a real treat.
I watched him for about 20 minutes before he disappeared into the trees.



Armed with my camera I went down to the garden to see where he had gone. I now know who has been eating the pears off our tree! No sign of the deer but I did spot this little lizard.



It;s an Eastern Fence Lizzard that loves to eat spiders and insects so he scurried off.




As I got back up on the deck, I looked up in the sky and saw this hot air balloon. Evening balloon rides must be popular these long Summer evenings.



SATURDAY
This final photo is looking out our kitchen door onto the deck. It poured rain Saturday but we badly needed it. Maybe not so much all at once!