Nature's Artistry

Even in the things we fear,

there is beauty in the creation.

Sometimes, what we perceive as cruel

is just a natural process.

Paper wasps pollinate

and eliminate insects, too.

I wish I could build a house

from spit and wood.

Instead of seeing a snake,

see an insect removal machine.

Admire the symmetry of his scales

and his ability to move so fast without legs.

There is beauty all around us,

we just have to look with different eyes.

Sadly, life is not always dew-kissed roses,

but it can be..

when we change our view.

Hot and Tired

My project for my day began early while it was semi-cool.  The porch and this corner needed cleaning, trimming and a general get my stuff together approach. 

With the porch finished, the water garden refreshed, the horses watered and some progress in this corner, I am drinking to beat the band. I'm sweating buckets and I'm keep getting sidetracked.

I trimmed the irises, pulled grass, put things in their proper places.  Carried the pulled grass to places I needed grass, carried the cut limbs to a debris pile, and broken things to the trash.

Any suggestions on how to camouflage this pipe from the wood stove in the basement?

Replacing my drain guy, I got a surprise.

Notice the lip of the gargoyle.

His buddies swarmed out.

It has been so long since rain has drained,

the red wasps have built a home in the rain spout!

This was as close to finished as I got this morning.  First, I am allergic to wasps and also, it had reached 102 already so it is too hot for an office softie like me to labor in the sun...and live. 

I shall return, when it's cooler,  armed with wasp spray, aim it up that rain spout and run like a crazy women...then I can finish...maybe.

Nature's Ability To Adapt...

This collapsed basketball

finally blew off the shop roof.

What a wonderful paper wasps' house!