Another Quiet Week Scratched

Another quiet week

though I did scratch one spindly northern spine

The fox must be wondering where the heck those Rusty Pups are

It's been so long since we walked in his territory

Our family of merlin expand their territory every day

though they come back here every night

and at night the porch light

attract a myriad of moths

Some gentle in colour

some just simple white

Some preferring the shiny painted surfaces

and this guy couldn't make up his mind.

Coffee Break with a Polyphemus Moth!

We sipped coffee on the front porch

and noticed we had company

I find those hairy moth bodies fascinating

He slowly pulled himself out of the shadows...

...and warmed his magnificent wings in the sun

What a treat

Just look at those eyes

Rust appears everywhere

even in my art class homework!

A Gathering of Moths

Forgetting to turn off the outside light when you go to bed

means waking up to a wall covered in moths

This one obviously thinks himself a stealth bomber

blending into cedar

Finding comfort snuggled up against the back door.

Trying to look like an armoured bug I believe.

This one was tiny

perhaps 1/2" between wing tips

Glamorous beauty wearing fur

Like autumnal crunchy leaf

Washed in Tide

Just gorgeous maarkings.