It was a wonderfully warm afternoon in the garden. Amelia was running around, sweating in the sunshine. And I was rummaging through the flower beds looking for frogs…and found three!
We haven’t had rain for about a week, but the gardener is busy with the hose every morning. Each of these flowers is full of water…you may be able to see the reflection in the photo below. The frog was actually submerged when I found it, but I flushed him out a little for a better look.
Bathtub
I finally got around to reviewing the other photos from our trip to Mpanga this morning. I’m using a point and shoot Canon G12…a nice camera, but clearly not up to the task of taking great super macro shots. If you want great, check out Nick Hobgood’s shots of jumping spiders over at C-O-N-G-O! Nonetheless, here are a couple of the cool critters we found today.
Leaf Bug
Another Shot of the Cool Decoy Butterfly
A Crazy Spider
The Very Hairy Caterpillar
This Caterpillar was hanging by a thread, suspended about 30 feet from the canopy.
Diane, Amelia, Lendell and I headed west to the Mpanga Forest Reserve today. It’s a great day-trip out from Kampala, only about 45 minutes…if you can beat the traffic!
The highlight of the day was this white butterfly. The back of the butterfly looked like the front of a moth.
We’re not sure exactly what this is. Check out the shadow detail through the wings.
I have a feeling that moths will became one of my favorite critters to photograph, especially once I get a decent macro lens.
