Between concerns about family member health and work intensity, I’ve got no blogging brilliance. The heat doesn’t help.
Things are just upside down.
It’s getting really dry around here and we’re surrounded by katydids and prairie boopies (grasshoppers). They are everywhere. But, there’s a life and death fight going on that has me fascinated. The garden spiders and one dog are trying to help. Who wins? Check it out.
One less katydid. Thanks, garden spider. Bold jumper on the huntI’m giant. I’ll eat those boopies. Don’t eat me. Come into my lair. One less boopieMany many boopiesToads are not happy their pond is drying up. But they eat grasshoppers, tooHow it feels around hereThe spider by the chickens’ water faucet. We will always make more boopiesI am a grasshopper-eating machine!
Yeah. Way too little water and too many grasshoppers this year. I’m glad today’s project for the guys was more power washing. The ceilings of the porches and the exterior of the house sure look good.
Clean house.
It’s gonna be a long summer. I’m extra glad for that pool. I can even get exercise in it. By the way, since it’s a salt-water pool, it feels good to open your eyes underwater! Lee says it’s like eye drops.
I assume these cows won’t open their eyes under here!
The person behind The Hermits' Rest blog and many others. I'm a certified Texas Master Naturalist and love the nature of Milam County. I manage technical writers in Austin, help with Hearts Homes and Hands, a personal assistance service, in Cameron, and serve on three nonprofit boards. You may know me from La Leche League, knitting, iNaturalist, or Facebook. I'm interested in ALL of you!
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