Fun Labor Day Weekend

Yes, I really don't have any pictures, but we have had some visitors that made for a great Labor Day Weekend. For some, this was their destination (how exciting!); for others this was the bed and breakfast to and from dropping off their son at BYU-I (how exciting!)...

As part of our fun, we stopped at Purdum's Market - wow... amazing stuff there - and got some veggies. While Enoch and I were shucking the corn he said, "Look! There is one of those bugs I said look like a mosquito!"

I looked and saw one of these running around on the patio:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/falconne/2241027747/

Wow! It was the first time I can recall seeing a spider wasp so closely! It was amazingly large and fast on the ground. For more see:

http://www.entomology.ucr.edu/ebeling/ebel9-2.html#spider%20wasps

and read along on the Pompilids.

I got the jar and Enoch actually captured it by very carefully crawling over to it and placing the jar over it. We took it in for all to see and look up more information. Ours was a little more greenish with some smoky wings (closer to the Cresson?) I don't know exactly where in the wasp family it was, but it was a great diversion... such amazing color and size.

Anyway, happy Labor Day Weekend!