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July 08, 2007
Walk on by..
We were on our porch the other day and up over the railing comes Stu the Walking Stick, just cruising along...they move pretty fast, really...it was like one of those 1950's Sci-Fi movies where the creature comes over top the hill and is 800 feet tall...he just came right up and over the porch to say 'hi'...we got a few pics of him and put him back into the plants to find food, cause there isn't much to eat on our porch, really...all the good stuff is in the yard...I don't know what walking sticks eat, but I know they are a natural predator of hummingbirds...babies, in the nest..so are praying mantises..(mantii?)...
Yesterday was a very 'lucky' day for us, we stayed inside and just hung around, doing whatever we felt like...I watched the Tour and we've been watching the ABC Family Harry Potter weekend...not like we don't have those movies to watch on DVD, but they are showing clips of the new movie and that's fun to see...I think we may be doing chores around the house today...really...no really...we'll see...
I got up to watch the Tour this morning, but came in on the very end...these early sprint stages aren't really all the fun for me till the very end...I can actually feel myself starting to disconnect from the Tour...the thrill of watching Lance outpace his rivals is no longer a draw and while I enjoy the Tour, I don't find the need to get up early each day to watch it anymore...I'm not surprised, tho...
Posted by Donner at July 8, 2007 11:47 AM
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Posted by: Lisa at July 9, 2007 05:58 PM
He is really quite lovely. Lucky you -- we don't have them out here (So Cal). Appreciate seeing the critters from your garden. Thanks!
Posted by: Ruth Redfern at July 10, 2007 05:23 PM