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I have returned
to the land down under
after a long long day
of travelling
it is nice to be home...
Thank you for your comments
to 'Vibrancy'
my friend Val in Honolulu
tracked down
the yellow pom pom flower tree
it is a Cortez Amarillo,
also known as Ipe
a prized hardwood,
thanks Val...
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Critters
in the tropics
Living in the subtropics
means lush tropical vegetation -
when it rains
It also means
large hungry critters
like this grasshopper
who does this
to my Raphis Palms
and looks rather angry
when I get up close
he has a friend
or two
or more
somewhat sun-bleached
in appearance -
like the local surfers
and who thinks the whole
photography lark
is just a little tedious...
Yawn....
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Hi Delwyn: I think the pale ones missed out on a feed of your green, green plant!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you arrived home safely. Is it a little cooler there now?
We seem to have jumped into Spring a month early here - which is delightful - but hovering under our delight is the ominous knowing of global warming.
I don't guess anything washed out of your garden with the heavy rains, while you were away. Your grasshopper damage is similar to the damage the deer do to my Yucca plants every winter! I'm going out now to trim the shredded plant!
ReplyDelete♥...Wanda
Love the new look here! Curious animals, indeed.
ReplyDeletesweet rebuild of the blogpage delwyn!! i laughed at the yawning critter!!! he's faking boredom though 'cause he knows he lucked out to get his face on your blog!!!! steven
ReplyDeleteGlad you are home safe and the 4th one from the bottom with its eyes looking straight at you is actually quite hilarious... looks like its straight out of a disney movie :)
ReplyDeleteDelwyn
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it home safe and sound. I love the green critter--pretty color.
Best
Tracy :)
Now, I thought the bleached critter was doing a little cheerleader welcome home dance... but, then, I read far too many anthropomorphic children's picture books... still do!
ReplyDeleteI won't say I missed you, because, As you know, I followed your blog. Thank you for your comments. And as always, thank you for your virtual world walks with us, that feel so very real. Enjoy being home.
Glad to know you are back home safe!! These critters look very large, much larger than the ones we have. Do they eat lots of leaves? I have never seen the sun-bleached ones! So curious!
ReplyDeleteThe green guys look like four-armed symphony conductors from a ways away. Do conductors have mean faces at times?
ReplyDeleteI love the yawning grasshopper.
ReplyDeleteWelcome home Delwyn, your green critter is in keeping with St. Patrick's Day our National Holiday.
ReplyDeleteHello Bonnie
ReplyDeleteI wonder why he is pale...a little research is required I think...
It has rained continuously here so the gardens are lush and green and yes it is considerably cooler...around 25,26 and I needed a blanket to sleep....
I am going to take a good walk around the gardens this morning...to check on all my friends!
Happy days
Hi Wanda
ReplyDeleteThe gardener for the apartments made a rock channel to take the rain water that was overflowing from the pool...it runs across the garden and down the rockery and is quite a nice addition to the garden...I have not yet had a close inspection but everything looks fine. Yesterday was a day of laundry, groceries and cleaning up...a turkey came into the apartment one day when the builder was checking for leaks.... fortunately the builders cleaned the mess.
The raphis has recovered since the grasshoppers munch fest....perhaps they don't like too much rain...
Happy days
Rosaria - thankyou, it was time for a fresh look.
ReplyDeleteHi Steven,
thanks for the stamp of approval...I am just about to go out and see if the 'star' is still munching....
Hi Vicky
That's why I thought he looked rather irate...giving me the evil eye...you can see that the disney animators do a lot of observation before they draw can't you...
Hello Tracy
great to see you - are you blogging these days tracy?
Hi Jeanette
I am guilty of that same sin of attributing human characteristics to critters an animals, but it's fun and imaginative...
Thank you for your generous comments and loyal following...
Hi sapphire
Yes they are big 4-5 inches long...and they do munch away steadily...they can decimate plants that they are particularly fond of.
I see my herb pots are empty...I don't know if it was the rains or the critters...we have had so much rain here - the entire year's worth in a couple of weeks.
Hi Meri
as I looked at the photos I tried to think of who they were impersonating and yes you have it...conductors...very intense ones!
Hi Martin
yes he has to be my favourite too.
Happy days all
well there you go Ann - just for you...
ReplyDeleteI did notice as I drove through our town centre yesterday that Irish Murphy's Bar was decorated up a tad...
I hope it was a festive day for you Ann
happy green days
Those grasshoppers are enjoying a feast at your plants' expense! The green is so vivid.
ReplyDeleteit's not easy being green. Other than their vibrant hue, they are ugly little suckers! (chewers, really)
ReplyDeleteHi Barb
ReplyDeleteI hope that all the rain has driven them away...
Happy days
Hi Tom
You put it very well..Doesn't he look angry?
Happy days