No ID available because this is only a web, but it's so little and intricate, and it was on the ground, barely longer than a blade of grass! I was using a mister nearby to help keep a hummingbird cool, and when I looked down, I saw this web! If the mister hadn't speckled it with all the tiny water droplets, I would never have known it was there. Any idea what kind of spider makes webs on the ground?
I live in a fairly inner city area, but have worked hard to create an inviting habitat for birds, pollinators, and other critters. This year a neighborhood pair of hawks have become a family of four. I think they're Coopers' Hawks. The juveniles earlier in the spring would hop around the garden by the bird bath hunting little bugs I assume. Here are three of them having a refreshing stop at our birdbath! They visit at least once a day!
So, I have regular visitors to my hummingbird feeder, but I thought with the hot weather they'd like a little extra hydration. I can't afford a fountain pump right now, so I was wondering if a shallow dish with a water dripper would do the trick. I have a dripper on another tree that drips onto the shallow water and also onto a rock inside the dish. Thoughts?
Wanted to add a feature to attract more birds to our birdbaths. Used to have a fountain feature to move the water, but it finally died. I finally made a dripper using just an unused hanging basket and water wicking string. For some of my smaller, more shallow birdbaths, I used a smaller glass jar and hung it with twine.
Even if the birds don't end up being impressed, the pretty water droplets are calming for me to watch!
Two checker bordered patch butterflies getting cozy on our lantana.
I have a relative who is having to adjust to a new leg prosthetic. His body is definitely at the beginning stages of learning to understand the new system being introduced. Anyway, when he has to place weight on the prosthetic to practice he experiences a sudden jolt of pain. We're of the understanding that with time this will decrease, but for now, I was wondering if anyone knew of a guided meditation for relief of this type of pain. It's not a chronic pain because it only happens when he places weight on the prosthetic. But for now, we're thinking a guided meditation that helps him to work within the reality of the pain will help. Any youtube video or podcast ideas would be appreciated.
I finally found a simple solution to overactive windchimes. Mine are the large metal ones, a low sort of sound, but on a very windy day not as relaxing.
I've tried several things, but what finally worked was moving the middle sail out of the way and then attaching a wooden clothes pin to the bottom of each tube.
Been windy all day, and I think I actually silenced it!
For any windchime haters out there, be kind, please. My neighborhood has huge lots, frequent traffic, and barky dogs. The chimes are actually a calm, welcoming noise. Just needed a way to keep it a bit more mellow on windy days, but I may try out tips I've read to help muffle the sound a bit more on non-windy days.