{Summer Bliss on our Balcony - Indian Summer}

On September 5, we snapped these photos on the balcony.

The lawn has seldom been this green; true Summer Bliss!

It makes one happy to see a lush garden!

Wearing my green Marc Cain top and green Escada stretch cotton skirt.
We do enjoy our Vintage Woodworks balustrades out of polyurethane. 

Looking at our felines, down on the driveway...

My shoes are also Escada.

Wearing my silver hair barrettes from Bali, Indonesia.

Fond memories!

Showing you my long(er) hair as I have it short now!

Will show you later...

Happy New Week!

{Black and Yellow Argiope Spider}

When the weather is nice warm and sunny we can admire these Black and Yellow Argiope Spiders in their web. Their latin name is Argiope Aurantia.

They are beautiful and it is sad to know that they live only about one year.

When the first hard frost comes they die...

Here she has a FAT prey!

Seldom to have them eye-level as she had her web in the planter boxes on our driveway's retainer wall.

Here she is mending her web...

And down again...

One last shot early morning with my iPhone 6 Plus.

Happy days with sunshine for humans and for our Garden Critters!

Enjoy your weekend.

{Golden Silk Spider - Charlotte's Cousin} | previous post by me

{Our Golden Silk Spider aka Giant Wood Spider} | previous post by me

Black and Yellow Argiope Spider | about Beneficial Spiders in the Landscape

{The Most Dangerous Mushroom: The Death Cap, Amanita phalloides}

In the fall, when we have had some rain, we often see lots of mushrooms show up in our garden and in nature.

One of those we had in our garden and husband Pieter did make some excellent photos of The Most Dangerous Mushroom: The Death Cap, Amanita phalloides

A beautiful photo of The Death Cap, Amanita phalloides... the alba species

The Most Dangerous Mushroom click on link to go to page with more info and above photo which can be found on Observations Matching 'Amanita phalloides' click and scroll down.

Photo is taken on the driveway...

My husband Pieter, a lifetime Mycologist, wants to warn my readers that ALWAYS when you find any mushroom with such a volva; don't eat it! 

Before, I had taken these photos from a little cluster of Marasmius sp. 

Also seen in the above photo with the Death Cap.

Those are tiny, tiny and I placed $ 0.01 next to it for comparison.

They are so frail looking and are not poisonous, however who would try to feed on them?

Related link:

{Marasmius} | previous post by me