Nikki’s Photography

All the  recent rain in Lewisville (Texas) has washed out a few reptiles into our neighborhood from the nearby canal…a Painted Turtle showed up by a neighbor’s garage and was the center of attention for a few hours until it was brought back to the canal area. The same neighbor found a snake in their garage earlier last week. Judging from their description it may have been a non-venomous Rough Green Snake.

…a heart in the heart…

 Redbud leaf, summer rain, northeastern Texas

Ruby-eyed Rabbits

There are lots of rabbits in the back yard eating the grass and digging up the potatoes. They’re very tame but  if I get too close they freeze completely still, one of their ploys to deter predators…but I’m smiling and thinking, ’hey rabbit, it’s not working, I’ve already seen you!’

 … another Green Anole photo … birds are lingering around the back yard more this year, so it’s good to see the anoles are still thriving.

 I knew this was a Salamander egg inside a warm, cozy half-buried clay pot because the parent scurried away just seconds before. I would not have disturbed it but was pulling weeds and tidying up that area of the garden. It was carefully put back inside, protected with leaves and grass clippings. If Salamanders are anything like Anoles, they lay eggs and do not return to care for them, so I don’t think handling will make a difference on whether it hatches or not.

  Title: Munch Marks

  Artist: Anonymous Caterpillar

  Dimensions: each hole approximately knee-high to a grasshopper 

  Medium: Mixed media; Canna leaf, Chlorophyll, Sunlight, etc.

  Priceless

 Dahlia

Heart-shaped Redbud leaf on a two year old young tree.

 Somerset Maugham said, “There is never enough time for love and art”.

To elaborate:

There is not enough time for love of trees and art.