Happy Thursday everyone -- we are almost at the end of another week 馃檹 This week, I wanted to share some family and nature photos of when we all went out for a walk. I was even fortunate enough to get some close ups of spiders! 馃暦
The homes throughout the neighborhood are still adorned with beautiful shrubs and flowers 馃尭 I snapped some pictures of the ones that caught my eye...
These flowers here are both Tulips, a very common variety of flora here. One is a bicolored one -- truly beautiful 馃グ
These ones are known as Dianthus. I had never seen this type before, and I thought the frilly petals were very cute~ 馃榿 These are two different kinds: one sporting lavender petals, the other dark magenta.
鉁筹笍gasp鉁筹笍 What's this?... Within the bushes and trees, I was catching sight of webs sparkling in the branches. When I went to take a closer look, I was greeted by hiding Funnel Weaver Spiders! 馃槃 A common species found in the area, they are completely harmless. They HAVE been known to bite, but they usually can't break skin.
On the way home, we stopped at a park so that the girls could play with their brand new 馃 BUBBLES!! 馃 Oh yes, our girls love bubbles -- what kid doesn't?! 馃槀 So, needless to say, they had a great time...
As I look at our oldest in these pictures, I truly cannot get over just how grown up she is becoming 馃ス We are reaching another milestone of 5-years-old; she is starting school now! (Thankfully, we are homeschooling, but still!)
Our youngest is also catching me by surprise 馃ス Please God, we will be welcoming another baby in February, and our Smiley Riley will no longer be so little! 馃ズ
We began walking back home, and I took some more shots of the flowers. This one here is a type of rose, Floribunda. This one had seen better days, but I still enjoyed its lovely shades and hues.
This flower is Sulphur Cinquefoil. It reminds me of a Buttercup, another flower that I've loved since my childhood 馃ス
Finally, we saw more spiders!! 馃暦馃槺 Yes, there were still tons of spiders enjoying the fresh rain that had just passed. In fact, we even caught a picture of one of them eating a captured bug! 馃槚 I think she was eating some sort of moth....