Cat Island, Part Deux

These are the rest of the images from our Super Fantastic Saturday at Cat Island.

Silverleaf Nightshade

Massive Cypress

Bee on sensitive plant. Touch the fern leaf and it will slowly close.

A toad?

Deep in thought as he surveys the expanse of his kingdom.

Great Egret

Great Egret

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Fat Tuesday

Happy Mardi Gras, y'all! Unfortunately, rain arrived on Sunday and won't be leaving until Thursday. Glad we didn't plan on going to any parades today.

Hubby went to a Mardi Gras party Friday night because the home was on a parade route. (Carnival time starts early around here). He came home with a big smile and lots of beads, amazed at the amount of food and drinks. Made his little Baptist heart blush. :) Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, which essentially means to eat all the fats and sweets today, because tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, and those observing Lent had better live it up while they can!

I was forced back into the archives since I haven't been able to get out with my camera. I don't know why I haven't posted some of these before.

This is Pierre, our resident Ruby-throat on 10/1/12

The trunks of the Virginia Live Oaks at Oak Alley Plantation. 12/8/12

Sunset on Christmas Day, 2012. I hadn't seen a good sunset since I left Texas.

Snowy Egret, LSU Lakes, 12/27/12

Another Snowy, LSU Lakes, 12/29/12

Toad, 8/5/12

Rooster, 7/28/12

I'm sorry. This sprang up next to my hibiscus tree on 11/15/12.

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After twilight

Meet our little nocturnal friend of the last two weeks. He appears on our patio every evening sometime after dark. It drives our dogs around the bend, but so far Mr. Toad has been spared any pawing or biting or scary barking. Now if sniffing and dog breath caused death, he'd be long gone.

Thanks to my friends at Project Noah, they've identified this as a Southern Toad. It sleeps all day in its ground burrow, emerging after twilight to eat insects. This indiscriminate toad will ingest any live insect that will fit in its mouth. Oh, how I hope he can put a dent in the roach population! Mr. Toad also likes to soak in a bowl of water, so as soon as I hit the Publish button I'm off to provide this cutie a little bathtub. :)

Linking up with A Rural Journal: Your Sunday Best #20. (Sorry, I used two photos instead of one.)