During the second two weeks after I left the hospital I walked further, spent more time in the yard – when it wasn’t raining – mowed part of the lawn, got the last of the infusions of antibiotics and began catching moths at night.
Unfortunately, as in most of North America, our songbird population is diminishing, as is the population of insects upon which those songbirds depend to feed their young.
Here are some photos from my second two weeks at home – all taken within 50 feet of the house –
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That broad-banded hornet fly may look like a hornet or wasp, but it's actually a fly that feeds on flower pollen and nectar; they cannot sting and are harmless. The white flowers on which the hornet fly and several other insects are pictured are the blossoms of silky dogwood shrubs.
H has taken me for several rides, hopefully in the next few weeks I’ll be capable of once again driving safely and walking in the woods – we’ll see.
Take a look around your place – you may not have white-tailed deer, but no matter where you live there are still plants and critters to see and photograph.