Had a rough day. I knew I needed to get out into nature, get the aggravation out of my system and find some joy.  It was still pretty nice outside – 79º, overcast and breezy, so I went over to the WPA Rock Garden and duck pond for a short walk.

Here is an album of photos and videos.

I was only there for about an hour but got some photos of a Green Heron at the duck pond doing his stalking thing, and some hummingbirds sipping nectar from the Torch Lilies. On one of the lilies there was a very pregnant female praying mantis.  I got some photos of her and video snippet of her grooming her claws. That was cool to watch.  On my way out of the park, I saw a tiny Jumping Spider on one of the sunflowers and then found another one in a nearby Prickly Poppy.  They’re such ferocious little things.  I got a fairly good close up of one of them, and he’s staring right at the camera…

When I got back home, both dogs were happy to see me. It’s nice to have doggies and nature around.