Beauty and the Beast

     

        We have a new Hibiscus bush, planted this spring.  I've never had one before, and have been patiently waiting and hoping for blossoms before fall!    The first bloom I saw just took my breath away.  The blossoms are probably six inches across.   Now, I go out first thing in the morning to see the new blossoms,  which only last for a day.

        This morning I went out with my camera to take a picture of the two beautiful blossoms!  When I took the picture, I noticed something moving off to my right.   Lo and behold,  there was a snake.  It took me a moment to realize what I was seeing.  A snake was slithering along carrying a frog that surely seemed much too large for the snake to consume.

    The picture is not very clear,  but it dawned on me pretty quickly that I had just encountered the beauty and the beast!

    We have large hosta plants all around the house.  I've always been quite queasy about stepping onto or into one of those when I am tending other plants.   And the "beast" is exactly the reason why!  Yuk!!!