'yall, my wife had a booth at the craft fair today to sell her ceramics, so I toured the competition. May I present: Holiday Dinos! #paleontology gy #crafts #christmas

Scoville units. #gardening #peppers

This is my good friend, Garage Toad. Always conspicuously hopping past, as if they want to be seen and greeted. Hello again, Toad!

My friend here was hyper interested in my makeshift toothpick.

It's a great year for box turtles in my neighborhood! I love these guys.

A little Ambush Bug nymph, I believe. Took a couple tries to get their boxing gloves pictured.
#insect #entomology #buggy

This is aggravating - every year, river cooters, red-eared sliders and more haul out of the lake, and up the hill to my yard to nest, but no nests are successful. Armadillos sniff out and dig them up every time. Anyone have advice on getting some little turts to hatch? (Sometimes I catch them laying eggs, so I may be able to help if there's a way.). #turtles #ecology #herps