Slughead! 2010-08-15 I found this critter on top of the fresh green lettece in our garden. Needless to say, it didn't last long there - but it has lots and lots of relatives. Again, thanks for the comments about the water drops. Very encouraging.

After the Storm 2010-08-14: Tremendous storm last night in Vienna - the most lightning I've seen in the city and high winds. It burnt out our Wireless LAN box - I spent the morning and most of the day replacing and reconfiguring - still haven't managed to reconfigure the repeater. Anyway, early this morning I went into the garden to inspect for damage, and saw these drops on our olive tree (1 metre high in a pot). No wind, the sun peeping between the clouds. A better day today. Many thanks for the fun comments on my 'skinny dipping/cycling' shot. I hope everyone was out of the water (and dressed) before the storm came.