herbiehancock

Well, the beetle invasion is over. No, not THAT Beatle invasion . I'm talking about those little red bugs with the black spots. I call them ladybugs, but they are more properly known as Asian Lady Beetles. The ladybugs that were here last week have finally gone. They come here every fall for a few days in a big swarm and land on the outside of our house, on the doors, and around the windows. They also land all over any humans that happen to be walking about in the area where they are swarming. Although they aren't poisonous and don't inject venom into your skin, they do "bite" sometimes when they land on you. It feels like a tiny little pinch. It's not much, but it is just enough for you to go, "Hey!" and to react by trying to brush the creatures off of you. Supposedly, when they give you those little nibbles, they are "taste testing" you to see if you would be good to eat. Although I didn't get any pictures or videos of the swa...

Yellow daffodil buds on long green stems Silk gloved hands clasped in thankful prayer Reaching towards heaven from thin green sleeves Praising the warmth--- the joy--- the air. Crispy, wispy ladybug luck lights on my finger. Red wings rolled like a pair of dice with dots. Bet on the red, bet on the black. Everyone wins----it matters not. "Spring is here!" cries the bug with spots. Black marble eyes; soft gray ears turned to the sky, Twitching his nose and munching on a maple wing, Crouched like a furry football, white stitches on the side, Bunny ball bounces, kicking up spring.