Sunny Sunday

 Hello everyone. This is The Daily Bone, and I'm your observant doggie reporter Chester L. W. Spaniel.  

Today was a spectacular, sunny, bright, cool, breezy autumn day! Of course there was a lot to discover right in my own back yard.

Usually this time of year we can find lots of big orb weaver spiders in their huge webs. But in the last couple years, there haven't been any! We think either the birdies are eating them, or else people are using too much pesticide on their lawns. I know many people don't like spiders, but we think they're amazing and beautiful. We looked around carefully to see what other creepy crawlies we could find. 

Crane fly

Stink bug

Box elder bug

Daddy long legs

Another daddy long legs (can you find him?)

We also saw lots of colorful autumn leaves on the ground.

A few days ago, we posted about the multitude of mushrooms that were sprouting up in the wood chips and roots from the old silver maple tree. There were some very tiny ones ghostwriter couldn't identify. 

She noticed more of them nearby. But these ones had popped open and had what looked like little eggs inside them. 

She asked the siblings if they had any idea what these were. She later found out from Joanna (sibling #2 of 4) that these are actually called bird's nest fungi. The little "eggs" contain spores. Wonders never cease!

If you would like to know more about these interesting little fungi, here's a link: 

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Meanwhile, the sun and clouds put on an incredible display all day long. 

Good night.