it took longer than I thought. I want
to arrange everything and read with fresh eyes.
Meanwhile here is a cute little bat on our
(perfectly maintained) garage door frame.
Look at those tiny little hands holding on.
Wait a minute - they are feet.
They hang upside down don't they?
Oh my goodness, Julie! Great photo..so clear!!..I've never seen a bat!
ReplyDeleteI had never seen one so close before. It was only about 4 or 5 inches long but the ears are big for its size. It must belong in the mountain caves and got lost.
ReplyDeleteMy first time seeing a bat , too, looks like it is quite well fed :-) The cat underneath is fabulous, and I do love the first version , too...a little more colorful. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteThe colored version is coming up. Doesn't have quite the same emotional quality of this one.
DeleteWhat interesting meeting!Compared to rattlesnake the bat,dear Julie, is soft and relaxing!
ReplyDeleteSo true. Always interesting here. Saw an animal with a tusk between its eyes. Ugly too!
DeleteLol, that is so cute. =)
ReplyDeleteHappy painting.
Thanks, Roger
DeleteYou made me laugh with the perfectly maintained comment. LOL I'm surprised to see a bat in light of day. Aren't they nocturnal? There has been so many cases of bats found with rabies out here of late. The past few summers have always had several stories on them.
ReplyDeleteI admit to being very cautious taking the photo. At first I didn't know what it was so went up close (but it was still very high up) and saw the ears first, and then it dawned on me it was a bat. Quick steps backwards!!!!
DeleteCamera on zoom did the rest.
Guess there wouldn't be a bat there at all, if the paint wasn't a bit flaky!
ReplyDeleteHe/she must have felt at home
LOL!
DeleteTrue!
Wow! I have never seen anything like that before-that might have done me in! Good presence of mind though to get the camera:)
ReplyDeleteI acknowledge I am wimpy about things with a reputation of danger, but seeing it up close, all furry with perfect tiny feet, made me aware of the perfection of creation.
DeleteUnfortunately I have seen few in my life on a very close range. And this is unfortunate, because when I was a little girl, one of those fellows probably lost its way and came straight into my arms through a window; it was night, its eyes where shinning (more than cat's eyes shine) and ever since they kind of spook me... nonetheless, I still find the cute and to be fair these creatures had taught us many things from their night vision.
ReplyDeleteThe photo is magnificent though, dear Julie. You caught it in its good side :)
Warm regards.
I can feel the terror of a young girl seeing those eyes. I bet you could never go and see a vampire movie when you got older.
DeleteI was raised in a city and the life I am living on the edge of a desert is teaching me lots of things. I am still a wimp!
Julia...you're a natural born leader! I see you're putting up your Halloween decorations early! :)
ReplyDeleteHilarious - good one Dean!
Deleteoooh!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet and cute. I already painted one, was not a great succes. This one is much nicer. Those little feet and hands and that lovely ear. Adorable:)
ReplyDeleteDid you click on it to enlarge it? It really is a remarkable bit of engineering. I love the way the fold of his wings is down along his side. It is so darn neat. shame they carry rabies.
Deleteghaaaa! If it comes into the house, you can easily catch it in a fishing net to let it loose safely. I was never that brave, but my husband did that when we found one flying around in the bedroom at night!
ReplyDeleteAh ha! The fishing net to the rescue. Very good to know...if I had a fishing net but I bet I could make something similar with a coat hanger and pantyhose! I made that for the kids to catch tadpoles with.
DeleteThanks, Mary.
Really it´s a great bat.
ReplyDeleteO_O
Thanks for visiting and I like your blog.
DeleteBats are that sort of creature that you either love or hate ... a bit like spiders. I was sunbathing in the Maldives, many years ago, when I opened my eyes to see the tree was full of fruit bats ... just hanging there, upside down. Once one got used to them you realised their beauty: flying foxes with a leathery wing span of a metre ... perfectly harmless to us landlocked humans.
ReplyDeleteI hope I never see one of those!
ReplyDeleteI love the description - flying foxes. Were you having fun in the Maldives?
ReplyDeleteoh how wonderful - I love bats!
ReplyDeleteWonderful painting!! :)
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