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seen on my walk
Have you ever stroked a wisteria seed pod?
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all better
This old girl is officially healed. And vaccinated. Hopefully no more vet visits for a long while now.
memory book
I attended my friend’s celebration of life yesterday. This is a sign I made for her daughter’s memory book.
conversation with s.m.
My sewing machine is a needy nag, in the best possible way.
at the dept. of motor vehicles
Third time lucky for L. He passed!
waiting again
Another day, another medical waiting room. But this time, the plant is real!
mums
These flowers came home with me after our docent appreciation party on Sunday. Thanks Alli, for the great event!
Murgantia histrionica
I had seen adult harlequin bugs* before, but never the nymph stage. Both life stages are a major pest of cabbage and related brassica crops, feeding on the stems and leaves with their piercing-sucking mouthparts. That didn’t seem to be happening on the bladderpods today, as far as I could see. But who knows that those sneaky little mouth-straws are doing!
*This is different from the insect known in Australia as a harlequin bug, Dindymus versicolor.
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