What’s poking out of the pre-Columbian pottery?
(Ecuador) – Living totally immersed in nature, I am often treated to unexpected visitors from the wild! This week’s photo challenge is ‘Extra Extra,‘ and Michelle states, “This week, share a photo that has a little something extra: an unexpected visitor, or a tranquil landscape with a splash of color. A lone carrot in a sea of peas. Draw us in with a humorous detail, or find a photo with an added element that makes it an image only you could capture.”
I remembered this surprise moment from earlier this year.
Come a little closer?
Peering from its hiding place, Mr. Frog startled me one sunny morning!
Although frogs and geckos ‘creep out’ many of my female friends, they make me smile and are often used as models for some of my studies! Here are a few more unexpected guests that arrived with no warning:
This baby bird appeared in the house – unfortunately it died that night.
Look who came for dinner! (I fed it aloe vera water and mashed aloe vera pulp and returned it to its nest the next morning!)
This cattle egret was waiting by the gate and was sick or wounded. It died that night as well.
This pelican swam over and visited for several days in a row!
There are several visitors that are not as welcome; I politely show them the door and ask them to please leave!
A surprise visitor sneaked into the studio to get a sneak peek at the artwork!
Once in Costa Rica, I was awakened by a mysterious sound. Wondering if it was the thief who had stolen the Trooper’s battery, I tiptoed downstairs, turned on the kitchen light and immediately screamed when I saw this tiny creature:
Shhhh; don’t wake the sleeping skunk!
I surely scared the spotted skunk more than it scared me!
Here’s one more unexpected visitor that greeted me one sunny morning in Belize. At least it wasn’t hiding in my shoe!
Well good morning to you as well! Maybe this is the inspector of just-finished designs on the bench!
Most every day Life presents extra surprises; with childlike expectations, I look forward to the next visitor!
Z
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Some visitors!!!! 🙂 xx Happy Sunday, Z! 🙂
Gosh, this would make a lovely children’s picture book – ‘the unexpected visitors’ – first partial, mysterious views so some guessing could be done – and then the whole visitor…
What a wonderful idea! I agree, the way Z writes is so easy, & matter of fact, it would be perfect for a children’s book.
We have tried to aid sick birds as well. It’s well nigh impossible. But I can do without some of your surprise visitors! It’s so good to have you back, complete with your surprises!
My goodness! What kind of snake is that? So very long and slender. A real beauty, though I wouldn’t want him inside, either.
I love the idea of posting something that is a little unusual, or something of beauty that the good Lord has given us!!! Thanks for all your post I look forward to reading them all in our little paradise town of San Clemente. ((HUGS))
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Surprise! At least it wasn’t a vampire bat! But, since you’ve been bitten 5 times…5 times…amazing…I guess one more bat couldn’t hurt. 🙂
I love all these creatures, & love the way you ask them to leave if you’d rather they not be there. Nature is wondrous, & much of me would love to be in all these places, & experience the more unusual.
Great photos! Love the skunk shot!
And the snake? He wanted a magic carpet ride!
Z, I kept listening for Hal’s voice as the first two pictures seemed liked they were from 2001, A Space Odyssey. Then, the beings evolved into earth creatures. Neat transformation. Maybe you could overlay the 2001 theme song as the frog emerges. BTG
What a rich life you live – in so many ways. How great it is to have so many unexpected visitors – if not all of them…
Quite a menagerie!! I thought the first image looked like an eye in outer space at first! So it is Pre-Columbian space anyhow!!
You really do have scary looking scorpions…not one of my favourite things to run into unawares!!
It must be wonderful with most of these visitors…You are lucky.
OK Z, you really creeped me out with that last one! Quite the array of extra visitors you have there!!
There is nothing boring about your visitors. Keeps life interesting and waiting for what is next. Living along the water brings its share of feathery friends. I get huge Cuban tree frogs in the house and little lizards. At least the snakes have stayed outside. At least you photos provides a collection from which to paint from. 🙂
Wow what a galley of visitors! Skunks and snakes oh my ! 🙂
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Life’s so much more fun if one remains open to surprises–the unexpected. There are too many adults who seldom, if ever, glance up to see what clouds are in the picture of that day. Never hurry out when the sun comes out immediately following a downpour because they know there’ll be a rainbow–or maybe a double one. Thank you for sharing your sharp photos with those who seldom see a wounded bird–or thank Heaven–a skunk. I have no difficulty smelling the aftermath of the spray from a long ago encounter experienced by my father. Nature never gets old. It’s inspiring.
Gosh, you never know who you will have to entertain next! Perhaps the creature visitors come to see which flowers are real in your house and which are not.
Oh my these are great little surprise guests! Hope you have a wonderful week ~
The obviously don’t see you as a threat! A gorgeous gallery Lisa, love evry single one.
loved the shots of your visitors, and happy that a spider wasn’t among them 🙂
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I happen to adore frogs so that little visitor would have tickled me to no end! As for the skunk and the scorpion, not so much. How do you get a skunk out of your house?
Nice to meet your family! 🙂 I thought that first image was going to be a bat. I’m obviously as short-sighted as one of them. Or maybe just batty! 🙂
Wow–that’s amazing. A whole new universe.
I love the frog and birds, although I’ve had my own experiences with sick and injured birds, and know how hard saving them can be. I rather enjoyed the photo of the skunk, too. With those claws, it looks much like a badger — is your species a digging animal?
I’ll happily let you keep the scorpion, though. Scorpions and millipedes truly do creep me out a bit. When I see one, I suggest a mutual non-aggression pact!
A lovely collection of wildlife – sadly many young birds die after leaving the nest for reasons which are not immediately apparent. Often they have issues with internal organs that have not formed fully and that is what kills them. Shame about the cattle egret – such a beautiful bird. As for teh Scorpion… where’s my fire tongs!
I really enjoy how you document your life. We forget those special moments unless we remember them in a photo, poem, or artwork. 🙂