I’m being bugged!

The heat and humidity continued today which caused me to be reluctant to do much of anything at all.  So, I went with the flow and really didn’t do much of anything.    Emma and I did take a couple of walks today which resulted in me sweating bullets, and she just flopped down outside when we got back to the rig. 

We did encounter about 100 of these bugs along the way.  I couldn’t figure out if they were crickets or grasshoppers.  I’ve never seen either species with this color combination.  I tried googling  both insects, but came up empty.  They were staying in a group, but did hop about when approached.  I found them down by the bayou.

 

As we sat outside this afternoon, I continued to make progress on my reading of James Michener’s “Texas.”  I read it in 1985 when it was first published, but I had never been to Texas at that time.  So, I decided to read it again now that I can identify with the locations in the story.  I like Michener, but it has always been a struggle to keep all of his characters straight, and I must admit that now I struggle more with the small print.  I think if I got that book in large print it would weigh about 25 pounds!  Michener was never one to skimp on words.

As I sat with the book in my hands, I began to feel things crawling around on my arms and legs.  Apparently nsome butterfly or moth eggs have hatched, and I was inundated with caterpillars today.  They were all the same kind with a red head, four white dots on the back, followed by orange spots along the end section.  I gave up trying to identify this species after my disaster with the cricket/grasshopper.  There have been a lot of swallowtail butterflies flitting around lately, so maybe that’s what kind they are.

 

My friend, GYPSY, talked about pouring over her paper road maps in her blog post today, and that hit home for me.  As usual, when it gets close to the time I’m leaving an assignment, I’ve been doing the same thing.  I sit with my map book and plot all the possibilities for my departure.  I’ve got a little over two weeks to go, and I guess hitch itch has set in.  It’s getting to be time to head on down the road.  Indiana is my eventual destination; I just have to decide how to get there.

 

Thanks for stopping by…. talk to you later,  Judy