My Japanese maples at home aren't showing much color yet, except for their samaras.
The handsome Nightcap at rest.
This HUGE slug was just outside the garage door when I came up from doing morning chores. I just had to place an egg nearby for scale, which made it pull in its optic tentacles and constrict a bit. I should have disposed of it somehow, given that it's a destructive, introduced species, but I just couldn't stomach it. Maybe a raccoon will munch on it tonight!
That's it for today from . . .
11 comments:
Holy crap, I have NEVER, ever seen a slug that big before!!!! Yikes!!!!
On the other hand, your sheep are too cute; I just adore them; hubby used to live on a sheep farm so I have an affinity for them.
Fall is showing it's colours up here in full force; but you have to look quickly - it doesn't last long as the leaves drop in a few weeks and the trees will be bare till next Spring.
That slug is huge compared to the egg.
Hello Michelle. I love your maple leaves picture... so beautiful and colorful. The slug is so big, I have never seen before. Your blog is so interesting and really inspire me. Maybe I'm your newest follower. I invite you to visit my blog. Thank you for sharing.
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Upon seeing that slug, I would have gone into the house and started packing for a move. (I'm kidding. But only a little. Eeeeuww!)
Our colors here in northern Minnesota are way behind usual schedule. In a normal (!) year, we can count on the third weekend in September being peak colors. According to a local map, we are currently only 20-25% there. What's going on?
OMG. I would have run, screaming like a little girl in the opposite direction of that gigundo slug! What a handsome boy Nightcap is - what beautiful EWE lambs you will have this coming spring. Our color is coming on quickly now that we've had a few frosty nights. I think it's a bit early, but I do love the colors.
Beautiful pictures of the Japanese Maple trees, the slug and your sweet Nightcap.
Now that is a nice size slug if I do say so.
Beautiful maple tree, very handsome ram........and, um..an interesting slug. My chickens would be in hog heaven if they found that thing. :)
Can you bring me a couple of samaras? I'd like to grow some!! Beautiful pictures (except for the slug..) you need ducks - they'll eat them right up, yum!
My gosh, they grow those slugs BIG in the northwest! Wow! I found one in my KITCHEN this morning, but thank heavens, not that big!
And I have never seen a slug down here in the mountains
at least nothing more than the tiny little grey ones and that onyl once in a great while. That is one big slug.
I wonder if skunks eat them too, I have noticed skunk scratches around looking for grubs I'll bet, grubs, slugs, they seem like they would be close on the food chain!
One word: Salt. (Works on small slugs, anyway.)
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