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Abandoned Nursery, Boynton Beach
They paved paradise and put up a...self storage facility.
About six weeks after we chanced upon this abandoned nursery it was demolished. It was located in the Agricultural Reserve, 22,000 acres of farmland that was supposed to be protected from development. It's considered "out west" In FL - way, way west from the beach along the eastern shore but development has kept pushing and pushing this westward boundary.
"Twenty-one years ago, the voters of this county, by a 2-to-1 margin, approved a $100 million bond issue to preserve farmland in the Ag Reserve. And to put an exclamation point on their desire to protect vulnerable lands, they also approved a $50 million bond issue to purchase wetlands and open space to keep some of the land forever free of development.
Since then, the county has allowed developers to chip away at the restrictions to increase density and remove parcels from the area so they can be sold and developed. ~ Palm Beach Post"
The latest exemption? Exempting self-storage facilities from the commercial development cap in the reserve.
It's just painful to watch.
The Nursery web spider is a common spider of grassland and scrub, and is often seen sunbathing among Brambles and Stinging Nettles. The adults are active hunters and do not spin a web to catch food, instead using a quick sprint to capture flies and other insects. The female carries her large, round egg-sac in her fangs. When the young are about to hatch, she builds a silk sheet among the vegetation to act as a tent, sheltering them until they are old enough to leave on their own.
Number 90 for 119 Pictures in 2019: Silky
The babies of Pisaura mirabilis. still in the nursery, in a Phlox plant.
Fahlblau stehen die Plastikschienen im Wald, auf den ersten Blick recht gruselig, aber dann, wenn man hineinschaut, sieht man hoffnungsvolle junge Bäume, die gut geschützt dem Licht entgegen streben.
The Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) is a relatively large, slender-bodied spider, varying in colour from grey through orangey to dark brown. There is a leaf-shaped marking on the top of the abdomen, a pale stripe just behind the head and pale ‘tear marks’ at the sides of its eyes.
This common spider of grassland and scrub, is usually found in nettle beds or other dense vegetation. In early spring Nursery Web Spiders can be seen stretched out on stems and leaves of brambles and nettles, sunning themselves, typically holding their front two pairs of legs together pointing forwards. These spiders do not spin a web to catch food. They are active hunters, using quick sprinting and strength to capture insects that venture near! They can usually be seen between May and July. They are a common lowland species south of a line from north Yorkshire to the southern Lake District although there are scattered records throughout Scotland.
Mating is a dangerous game for the male Nursery Web Spider, and so the male presents the female with a present of a wrapped insect hoping this will satisfy her hunger, and avoid her eating him!
After mating, the female Nursery Web Spider lays her eggs into a silk cocoon. She carries her large, round egg-sac in her fangs. Just before the eggs hatch, she makes a nursery web in the vegetation. She releases her spiderlings into this tent, sheltering them inside. The spiderlings remain in this tent until after their first moult. The female stays close by until all the spiderlings have dispersed.
I've seen quite a few of these I think Nursery Web spiders resting on leaves but they are very small at about 5-6mm, don't know if they are juvenile
A female Nursery Web Spider, Pisaurina mira, makes a formidable guardian of her newly-emerged spiderlings. Havens Park, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, June 30, 2022.
Little succulents waiting for a home. . . . the nonprofit Garden Shop at the UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley.
In early spring you can often find Nursery web spiders stretched out on stems and leaves sunning themselves. They wait for flies and other insects to pass by, and then use quick sprinting and strength to overpower them.
After mating, the female Nursery web spider lays her eggs into a silk cocoon which she carries around with her fangs. Just before the eggs hatch, she spins a silk tent (nursery web) and releases her spiderlings inside it. This tent offers them some protection for the first few days of their life. After their first moult they leave the tent. The female stays close to the tent until all the spiderlings have dispersed.
A pretty little spider that Mary spotted while we were out looking for dragonflies yesterday. As she didn't want to get close - not being a spider fan - I quickly got a shot.
Apparently the Nursery-web Spider likes to sunbathe and typically holds its front two pairs of legs together pointing forwards. During mating the male presents the female with a carefully wrapped insect as a present. The female carries her eggs in a ball shaped, pea-sized sack with her. Just before the babies hatch she builds a silk tent and puts them inside for protection.
A classic spider shot for Flickr Friday 'classic' theme.
Last month I had the pleasure of accompanying my partner to Lausanne where he is working on a project for Lausanne Jardins next year. Among other things, the preparations are underway in the municipal nursery, where I was allowed to walk around a bit to take pictures.
Hasselblad 500cm on expired Kodak T-Max 100 in Tetenal Ultrafine t-plus.
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Fomapan 100 in Clayton F76 (1:9 @ 68 deg for 7 min)
-- Site of a closed nursery. Soon to be ... a shopping center? Subdivision? Storage facility? We know it's not going to be agricultural, even though zoned for it.
Another view of the nursery rhyme dress. I made it using some pretty fabric given to me by a friend who works for a furnishing fabric agency.
Isn’t this little plaque a delight? I imagine it dates from the 1920s, when the Chelsea Open Air Nursery School was established. See it in context, and find out more about the school, here.
Boskoop can be considered as the tree nursery capital of the world. In the old days they used to make cuttings in barns like this.
I didn't know this scene until a few years ago, when on the backside of the tree nursery a new road was build.
Maren likes to sit on the chair in there. She's checking out all the toys wanting to have some for herself. meandwee.blogspot.com