Our own Charlotte

Yesterday, my husband and I took advantage of a lovely Spring day, getting the front garden in order (no small task), getting the automatic sprinklers in tip-top shape, and basically sweating our tails off (it was in the upper 80s).  As I brought up in an earlier post, my husband comes across skulls from time to time as he roams the woods throughout the area.  He currently has a wild dog skull sitting outside on the porch letting the sun bleach it a little more before it is added to his curio cabinet.  While I was working in the garden, I caught a little jumping spider meandering throughout the skull, and it was calm enough to stop and pose for some pictures.

I was not brave (crazy) enough to take a picture of the red wasp investigating the skull.

We are mostly finished with the front garden - hopefully all of the new plants grow.  I planted a peony, two camellias, petunias,  Mexican heather, lavender, basil, oregano, and snapdragons. 

Study of bones and teeth

My husband comes across many animal skulls, teeth, and more in his work as a wetland biologist.  While he finds more than he could bring home, he has quite a collection going on in the curio cabinet his home office, the room we call his "home laboratory."  Many of his field findings are quite beautiful, and it is interesting to imagine the life that these animals led in the wild.  I snapped these photos today as part of a natural history series for decorating his space.  I think that they turned out well.