Yesterday morning I stopped and talked to my neighbor.  We often meet in front of her house as her little dog goes out to do her business.  She has a beautiful yard and in the summer because of the position of her yard to the lake it feels 10 degrees cooler under her white pine tree.  Anyway…. she has been wanting to rid herself of these climbing rose bushes on the side of the house and told me I could dig them up anytime.  Well I never have and as we were discussing the pros and cons of these beautiful bushes she started to notice an aphid infestation and then I saw all these ladybugs doing their job but obviously the demand was just too great.  There were thousands of this little green monsters.   

I returned about 30 minutes later and discovered more interesting activity!! 

Pretty study in light and shadow.

Birds do it, bees do it.... the morning, the sun!!

Breakfast in bed. The male (I am guessing as they are smaller than the females) kept shaking. Really wished I had that 5DM2 with video. Also that male is older than the female by his lack of or faded spots.

Notice the larva on the right side.

The aphids are feasting on the poor rose bush.

Uh, oh looks like we have company!!??!!

The next image is not for the faint of heart or if you are eating…. just warning you and if you have a fear of spiders…. DO NOT LOOK!!

DO NOT LOOK if you fear spiders!!! 

I think that icky ole spider is sitting on an egg sack.