Bibio femoratus

Or, in laymen's terms, one of the March flies.  It was quite cold when I spotted this little creature on one of our patio chairs.  I tried to jostle it a bit for a better view and it promptly fell to the ground where it stayed.  I should have run in and grabbed a macro lens, but decided to just grab a couple of shots with what I had which was the 300mm lens.  Overkill for such a small insect, and consequently, not a great quality image.  But it's a new yard record for me so I'll let the image stand.  

Had a nice long FT chat with mom and dad this morning.  And after that, I went down to the lower end of our property where I'd installed a new nest box to see if I could make it more secure.  The bluebirds have already started a nest (no eggs yet) but I really felt like I needed to replace the pole the box was on.  So, I bored a new pole about 2 feet away from the existing box and then carefully moved the box itself onto the new pole.  All under the watchful eye of Mr Bluebird.  I then removed the original pole.  Hopefully this will work - no reason it shouldn't.  Jax supervised the activities from the comfort of the deck.

I wanted to spend some more time outside this afternoon but it's quite chilly and I'm still not feeling 100% so I found some things to do inside and limited my outdoor time to short sorties.

Hubs and I watched "Fried Green Tomatoes" last night which was really a beautifully done movie, although a bit dark at times.  I probably saw it when it first came out in 1991, but honestly didn't remember any of it.  Definitely enjoyed it.

xo
Debbi