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DSC_0133 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

"At the base of that wall, you’ll find a rock that has no earthly business in a hayfield. Piece of black, volcanic glass. There’s something buried under it I want you to have.”

I'll be sure to show my son. He is an insect lover. He just turned 9 on Tuesday he received an explorer hat and vest, a snake hook, a praying mantis egg sack, a turtle snow globe, coyote Peterson book and a gopro like camera. Monday he wanted to go find an Eastern tent moth nest. We went on a bike ride and found a good sized one. We brought it home. He found a bin and put it in there and covered it with a towel. He wanted to bring it up in his room and I said no way. Next morning we are about to leave to go do a family turtle walk as a bday activity the garage was covered in caterpillars. We picked most up and put them back in his bin. We get back from the walk as I am pulling into the garage I see more everywhere. Out we get and pick them up and told him he can keep them in his play structure house. We've had monarchs, painted ladies, swallow tails flying around the house. He always let's them go after a day of looking at them. Heck one of the neighborhood kids rang our doorbell the other day to get my son to come rescue a dragonfly that had landed in their kiddy pool. My son grabbed his net and off he went. I just had to remind him to keep some distance from the the other kids. He'll really enjoy the picture you took thank you.

I abandoned maintaining flowers. I don't have the time (Or I'm not good at it....) The wife's allergies maintain her away from the flora. Everything is green, except for a few planters here and there.

I bet that place is teaming with murder hornets. There’s probably only one person because the rest are gonzo.

Dag man, that thing's huge!
Pretty cool how it just landed on the bill of your hat.
Probably taking a break after a recent tangle with Godzilla.