All the little things

'Enjoy the small things in life,' who hasn't heard -or read- about that sentence? Well, I take it very literally.

Hodgepodge. The feather is from a brown hen.

The snail family.

An ammonite fossil on the left, a Great Ramshorn (Planorbarius corneus) on the right

 Say hello to my little friend! This little crab in clear plastic has the same size as my fingertip.

Rain!

Over a week, it was very nice, hot weather. The hot weather had also a disadvantage: dryness. But! Today there was rain! 

First, I sat down under the marquise of our summerhouse, enjoying the freshness and scent of that great rainwater. I saw snails and earthworms coming out of their hiding places, and I was astonished about all those little wonders of nature, all living in my own garden. I saw spiders, using leaves like we use umbrellas.

Then the rain stopped for a while and I stood up to give all of this small animals a closer look. I  took some photos, which I'd like to share.

The snails were very pleased with the rain:

This little friend sat on our ivy:

Hardworking bumblebees on great globe thistle (Echinops sphaerocephalus):

Hello there! A harvastman (Opilio parietinus):

This spider (Tetragnatha montana) is having dinner: