Small is …er… Beautiful

By Words | Published August 21, 2009

Just a couple from the garden…

Frog on the steps

Large garden spider
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Camera note: both shots taken with the Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG macro lens.

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15 Comments

  1. RobinL August 21, 2009 at 12:08 am #

    Great shots.

  2. dragonmmc1 August 21, 2009 at 1:08 am #

    u must have an interesting garden 🙂

  3. gdare August 21, 2009 at 5:08 am #

    Poor frog was lost 😆

  4. Ukwildlife August 21, 2009 at 7:08 am #

    Great angle on the frog, well composed.

    I love the spider too, but its tricked you by being ion the garden, as its a house spider 🙂

  5. Words August 21, 2009 at 6:08 pm #

    James, we keep the garden friendly for wildlife, but nearly every garden has spiders :bug:

  6. Words August 21, 2009 at 6:08 pm #

    Neil, the frog was perfectly placed on a step. I tried a few different angles. House spiders get short shrift if spotted and end up back outside quicker than you can say Arachnophobia!

  7. Words August 21, 2009 at 6:08 pm #

    Robin, thanks!

  8. Words August 21, 2009 at 6:08 pm #

    Darko, it's nice to see them out of the pond, but quite dangerous for them with all the foxes and cats.

  9. SittingFox August 21, 2009 at 7:08 pm #

    Presumably there were house spiders before there were houses :whistle: Great shots! That is a big spider – comparable to the one that came into our computer room a few nights ago :bug:

  10. Flying Red Fox Blog August 21, 2009 at 8:08 pm #

    Very nice photo of the Frog, good thing he didnt Hop it before you snapped it 😆

  11. Words August 21, 2009 at 9:08 pm #

    Mark thanks. The frog was very well behaved. There was a smaller one around as well, but that one hopped it quite quickly.

  12. Words August 21, 2009 at 9:08 pm #

    Adele, it's the first time I've been stopped from what I'm looking at in the garden by a spider 'scampering' across the ground. It was big! :bug: It must be a mansion spider, if size is anything to go by.

  13. dragonmmc1 August 21, 2009 at 11:08 pm #

    are those spiders common where you live?

  14. Words August 21, 2009 at 11:08 pm #

    James, oh yes. We get lots of them, usually inside the house. They don't do any harm but can have a leg span of up to about 3 inches. :bug:

  15. dragonmmc1 August 21, 2009 at 11:08 pm #

    wow that is big, i would love to see one of those one day :yes: