MAYFLY SPINNERS

Mayfly Spinner

My husband's photography in 2004

with his old Fuji digital

These insects are only about 1cm long

and as graceful as a ballerina

DMJ ties flies to imitate them

for his flyfishing hobby.

We have more than 8,000 photos on file

and he is constantly adding to the log.

Female Black Spinner in her coat of armour

Male Brown-eyed Black Spinner
They're all filed with their species names.


Another little spinner from the Baetid family;
this one is only half the size of the others.

Have a happy weekend!
More mowing and gardening for me...

GRASS WIDOW

Sisyrinchium douglasii var. inflatum

Photo: Victor von Salza

Grass Widow, or the Satin Flower
Photo: Starlisa

These shots were taken at Catherine Creek, near Lyle Washington along the Columbia River.

Besides all of the above and the clever photography, I've learnt something new again today, that there is a plant called the Grass Widow! But that wasn't the reason for the post, I am, in fact, a Grass Widow once again; my man has taken off interstate to Sydney to do a flytying workshop for the Sydney Flyrodders and won't be home for five days.

My choice not to go as I have so much catching up to do - bookwork, letter writing, web building, blogging; a lot of which was pushed aside (except the blogging) over the past month. I also hope to get outside to mow some grass and, more importantly, go on long walks now that the air is clear.

The "grass" refers to the mattress, which used to be filled with grass. The "widow" is left back on the grass/mattress. "Grasswidower" can carry the implication that the husband is helpless when left home alone by his wife, especially in the kitchen. In dialect, it can also refer to a discarded mistress, or a woman who has an illegitimate child. (Wikipedia)