Hi Kathy. I've just stopped by to thank you for visiting and commenting in my new album. I'm sorry about the photos that were left but at least you got the one you selected. Thanks mate. Catch you later. Hugs Al...

said shortshooter 2005.07.27 at 00:02:45 PDT

Hello Kathy, A yellow spider on a yellow flower, I wonder why, Surprised the fly though, nice story, should have got that fella eating the others lol. I have enjoyed this little piece of nature, take care now Ken

said hircock100 2005.07.12 at 06:02:24 PDT

G'day Kathy. You allways come up with these good ideas. The spider and the fly was a very interesting bout. I thought women were frightened of spiders?? Hoping you are OK. Hugs Mate Al..

said shortshooter 2005.05.20 at 05:55:00 PDT

Hi Kathy, excellent story telling in pictures and very good photography! I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for you comments on my album: I think God had a lot of fun creating those birds. There were barrels of imagination going into the creation of all life, including flower-camouflaged spiders. Hanna

said hannabruin 2005.04.17 at 14:08:14 PDT

De jok! Mindig irigykedve nezem az ilyen jol sikerult kozelieket!

said zolim_hu 2005.04.06 at 08:19:41 PDT

Hello Kathy, This is a drama for the fly and a fine dinner for the spider. It is how it gows in the wild life. You have made a wonderful album of this drame on a yellow flower. Thank you for sharing.....Juana

said juburg 2004.12.03 at 11:28:13 PST

Hello Kathy;It's to long ago I visit your photos,but here I am again.Very beautiful album.Bright colors of flower and spider.You captured all the story,(it's like reading a book....)very well Thanks for sharing.I hope everything is ok with you?Feel free to take a look at my waterdrops album.Greetings from Mary-lou(Belgium)

said louke105 2004.11.14 at 10:39:05 PST

Ciao Kathy, this album is incredible!!! Your photos are fantastics. BRAVISSIMA!!! Have a good week end. Friendly Simona

said simonaman 2004.11.12 at 02:53:05 PST

Congratulations!! Great album, some really good shots. Thanks for sharing,Bernard from New Zealand

said spraggbh 2004.11.04 at 23:04:29 PST

Ciao Kathy! Thanks so much for your nice comments in my feature album today. I thank you also for alerting Webshots to make it a feature! At least they know who to listen to ;-) I'm also very happy to have taken the opportunity to visit this precious album. It is wonderful! You must have infinite patience to get these great shots. I've downloaded some of these to my desktop (but not the ones with the fly). It has been a great entertainment for me and the yellow flowers have added sunshine to my foggy morning here in the Bay Area. Love and hugs, Beth

said bvillanyi 2004.10.01 at 09:10:17 PDT

Wonderful photos - thanks for sharing - Uwe from Germany.

said uwe49 2004.09.09 at 03:30:12 PDT

Hi Kathy, beautiful flowers here...wonderful shots! Hope all is well with you and your's ;) Luv Atheana

said atheanaa 2004.08.03 at 07:44:07 PDT

Hi Kathy! Beautiful and incredibly appealing album this is! Enjoyed looking at your pictures! They’re simply amazing! The power of your creative imagination is truly wonderful. Wow! With just a flower and spider you've made a masterpiece album. I'm happy that I've found you. When you've time please take visit my albums and I would love to hear from you. Greetings from Sanjay

said pindiyath100 2004.06.14 at 01:48:35 PDT

Hi Kathy! This is terrific! The drama of life in the wild! The spider looks so much like the flower that to a fly it may have just blended in. Well done!!! I'm glad the spider didn't get Lynne!!!!! LOL!!! Thanks so much for signing my feature and for all of your lovely and appreciated guestbook entries!!! I have been laid up with an injured knee and haven't been doing much with WS lately. I do want you to know how much I admire the way you see the world and how you capture it's beauty!!! Have a lovely day and take care! Jane

said peonierose 2004.05.13 at 07:22:55 PDT

Hi Kathy!My dear friend!How are you?This your album is masterpiece!!AMAZING!!Wha t a wonderful collection of photos!I love them very much!!All your pictures are fantastic and excellent!I'm really enjoyng viewing your very beautiful photos!!Best wishes!God Bless!Have a nice day!Friendly regards :-))Ciao Kathy!I'll come back visiting your gorgeus albums!Big hug!Caterina

said ambra2000 2004.03.31 at 02:55:13 PST

What a awesome collection of images you have here!! This is a drama. I can almost here the voices (er personified voices) of the creates. This is discover channel stuff. Great job. Thanks for creating this compilation for the rest of us to enjoy. >:) I do allot of botanical photography as well. I would love to hear what you think of my work. Thanks again, J.A.McGraw

said jamcgraw 2004.03.24 at 17:12:52 PST

It's funny how something so simple is so beautiful! Nice job with this album, it's been a pleasure viewing it!

said blazeofglory02 2004.03.22 at 08:55:47 PST

Hi Kathy !! Wow....what amazing shots...you were certainly in the right place at the right time !!!! This album should be a feature !!! The color and clarity in these photos is supurb...thanks for sharing with us all...Darlene in NY

said briansbabe 2004.03.21 at 08:31:30 PST

I LOVE to much this album! In my opinion it's a masterpiece... Have a NICE day!! CIAO !! Roger

said tfrarug 2004.03.19 at 04:51:14 PST

Hi Kathy! What a terrific drama!!! You are a super-photographer! Wonderful close-ups! Very nice pictures also from beautiful friend Lynne! We'll go to her albums... Big hugs, Kaethi

said oertlif 2004.03.18 at 05:08:46 PST

Naughty Kate!!!!!!-where on earth did you find the dreadful spider in shots 17-18 .Looks like she comes from the other end of the Earth!!!!!!!You really are a little Gypsy you are Ollie is definately going to do his thing now because these were for him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:o))))) ))) #####

said lynne294 2004.03.17 at 19:56:51 PST

I like the 12th photo, which really shows how the trap is laid. This is called the Ridge-Faced Flower Spider, or also called a crab spider. Here is the excerpt from this link (http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/nathis/arthopo/mospider/kinds.htm) I found: "Misumenoides formosipes Crab Spiders, Family Thomisidae This small, whitish-yellow or yellowish-brown crab spider is commonly found in flower heads. Often its carapace is slightly greenish, with a broad whitish-yellow mid-band bordered by darker, thinner sides of yellowish-brown. Its eye region may be marked with red, and its legs are uniformly cream-colored. An unmarked abdomen is not unusual, but more typically it is marked with a brownish-yellow v, converging toward the carapace, and made up of various-sized spots or stripes. This spider can change its color to approximate that of its surroundings. Females are larger than males, reaching lengths of 5-11mm; males are 2.5-3mm. Thousands of minute crab spiderlings lie concealed in spring and summer flower heads, waiting to capture insects with their powerful forelegs. You are more likely to notice them after they have matured, in early autumn fields and pasture lands among plants such as daisy fleabanes, asters and goldenrods. Don't overlook your backyard snapdragons, queen anne's lace and marigolds. Insects such as bees, flies and other spiders (especially other crab spiders) make up a large portion of this spider's diet. Missouri distribution: statewide in open field and gardens that contain many composite-type flowers." Now, you know a little more about spiders and the nice photos you took. :-)

said crfrey71 2004.03.17 at 06:13:37 PST

Please to meet Lynne! Shot 18 is a Beauty! Have a NICE day ! FLAP FLAP Roger!!

said tfrarug 2004.03.17 at 04:26:46 PST

Please to meet you Lynne! Shot 18 is a Beauty! Have a NICE day! FLAP FLAP Roger

said tfrarug 2004.03.17 at 04:26:10 PST

Tomorrow I will go hiking over the sea ! I'm so HAPPY !!!!!!!!!! Have a NICE day you too ! CIAO my Friend !! Ruggero

said tfrarug 2004.03.01 at 04:05:24 PST

Hi Kathy, very good work. Are you so patient or so lucky to catch these great shots? Thanks for signing my Balaton album. I thought you might have roots in Hungary by your surname. Greetings Ludvik

said luka_15 2004.02.28 at 03:19:25 PST

Gruesome sequence! Great work! greetings Anna

said annaoldenhave 2004.02.26 at 12:33:32 PST

Hi Kathy!! Wow back atcha!!! These are great! Good job. Thanks for visiting my albums and leaving a lovely comment. I am glad you "stumbled&qu ot; in...I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself!!! :o)b Please feel free to make yourself at home over there!! I am continually adding and subtrcating. On days I can shoot I go...on bad weather days, I stay home and play. I can't stop...I love it!! Barbara, Dallas, TX. :o)b

said pompeii7 2004.02.20 at 18:10:21 PST

Hi Kathy! Love the concept... took a while to photograph it though, didn't it!! Now.. about the Greenhouse. It's been there for years.. tell your cousin that, when you drive on 90, get off at the Martin Luther King Boulevard and after you pass under a bridge, the entrance should be right there on the left. They do a variety of "shows" during the year.. this was the "winter&quot ; one, the spring one is the one I love. The smells are intoxicating!! Hope you can make it someday.. Regards.. Barb

said barbbarcikkeith 2004.02.19 at 04:25:58 PST

Ok, this is the last time that you apologize with me for the ludicrous idea that I lost my time with you!! I went in webshots to share my shots and my love for nature with some new friends; I search also new ideas and the possibility to know some parts of our beautiful world across others eyes. When I receive one of your messages I’m happy !! You are one of my best webshots friends and I like your shots, your comments and also I wait for some criticism !! About Debra … I’m very honored that she alerted you about my shots; I visited her beautiful albums and I will visit them also in future.. this is sure! In effect I did’nt insert her in my prefered members only because we exchange few messages. About the explanations that I inserted in my last album…..It’s not a my idea…(only the maps are a my "invention&q uot;) I learn this beautiful practice from Orly (orlyyahalom). She is one of my prefered members and if you visit her page you understand how she is really a master to capture uman customs and explain her country (Israel) life. Look at the two last albums.... (If you take this visit give her the information that I alerted you about her jobs; ok ? :-) In this way you not will have future problems :-). I’m happy to have a friend like you… have a NICE day !! CIAOOOO Ruggero P.S.: My wife reciprocate your regards

said tfrarug 2004.02.14 at 09:46:01 PST

Hi Kathy! Thanks for the real sweet comments on my album, Odds and Ends! Your right, the Emu is a smaller version of the ostrich, and a real funny looking creature! Titino isn't the only kitty that likes his tummy rubbed, and those poses of his are just so precious! I love these daisies, I just can't wait for Spring to come round so I can watch my plants in the yard grow! Happy Valentine's Day! Vicky from Pa.

said squeakerpa 2004.02.14 at 07:21:31 PST

Hi Kathy thanks for inviting me to visit you webshots albums, and Thanks for visiting mine. Its amazing what goes on right under our nose that we don’t see. Let me add my congratulations to those already given. You have done a very good job putting this together. California dreaming Norm (Utah)

said nerikson 2004.02.07 at 16:47:50 PST

Hi Kathy! What an interesting drama that you caught going on with that beautiful daisy. You really had a lot of patience to catch all those lovely photos. Thanks for sharing. Sharon

said photoop23 2004.02.04 at 16:38:49 PST

Kathy this album is really excellent!! I like very much your shots and their quality! Also the idea is great and original.... your spider story give me some shivers! Have a nice day! Roger

said tfrarug 2004.02.02 at 09:15:46 PST

Kathy this is wonderful!What patience to shoot these photos -they are grand!Reminds me of David and Goliath!!!!!Yes I did photograph the baby thrush in our garden -Jenni-Marie and I were outside doing a nature study on Mother birds teaching their babies to fly when all of a sudden one baby thrush landed right in front of our noses stayed just long enough for me to snap and then took of skyward with his siblings!Wasn't I so lucky!He was JUST GORGEOUS and if you look at his tail he didn't even have his proper tail feathers -just a babe from the nest of a mother Thrush!Thankyou for your lovely messages it was a real thrill to hear from you -Best wishes from New Zealand -Lynne

said lynne294 2004.01.31 at 16:01:09 PST

Yeah! I'm the first to comment. My best compliments to you on this fine album. It's just wonderful! Debra/Atlanta

said dbooth52 2004.01.30 at 04:59:08 PST