Flies, Flies -- All Kinds Of Flies!
Hello again...
It's amazing when you're a 'city girl' and you move to the bush, just how different things are - yeah okay, it is the tropical 'bush' alright? ;-)
I know I'm lucky. I count my blessings every day...
But I DO lather on the Rid and Aerogard too!
I've had some nasty experiences with march flies and sand flies... They just love eating me and I scratch all night in the heat making them infected... Not good.
If it wasn't for Lyn Kinderman's kind advice and a tab of Zyrtek - I just wouldn't sleep at all! I'm not a table taker, but antihistamenes are a daily must here.
In fact, I've been up a few times at ungodly hours like 2.00am and 3.00am working on the computer so I don't keep Brian awake. At least when I'm concentrating on something else, I'm not thinking about the itchy bites!
But about six weeks ago, I was like a two year old when one night, I spied this little blinking light out in the garden and I called Brian over... "Brian what's this in the garden?"
You see, when you live on a rock in the middle of the ocean, you become all too aware of all the nature around you, believe me.
"Is it a firefly?" I asked in excitement...
It sure was! Then we spotted another and another and I was just spellbound and entranced.
I've never seen a firefly in my life. They're teeny weeny little things with bright fluro green flashers on their bottoms. We can't find their name in the insect book though... They don't have big bums like the ones in the US. They're teeny weeny miniscule moth-like creatures.
I was practically hanging over the verandah trying to see one when another one popped up right in front of our eyes, about 50 feet up in the air. It was like a little alien weaving around. Absolutely amazing.
The next night we had them everywhere when we turned the lights out in our bedroom and the lounge. We counted 8 on the roof and most of them were flashing. It was awesome. They're so tiny and gorgeous. You definitely don't feel alone when they're around and they're so mystical...
Now this week we've had another addition to the island... We knew they were coming, but I didn't realise just how many butterflies we'd see. They were absolutely everywhere.
Racing over from St Bees Island, it was like they were all on a mission!
Yes, a mission to bonk. It's like they're saying to each other, "I'm alive for 12 weeks - let's bonk!" lol.
So there are many, many more to come yet. We've been looking them up in the insect book and we have lace wings and tiger blues so far. Some bright yellow ones as well.
When I say they were everywhere, I mean everywhere.
They were even crossing the water when we were having our daily swim! lol
The next day, the sun was out and it was a glorious day - as usual, and they were swarmed all over a bush in flower out the back. Here are some photos I got Brian to snap... Keep in mind that they move really fast (because they're on a love mission right? lol):
Look closely to see how many are on this bush. They're pretty well camouphlaged but there's at least 18 on this one bush alone...
Beautiful aren't they? We truly are lucky here on Keswick Island.
Warm regards
Eva Browne-Paterson
It's amazing when you're a 'city girl' and you move to the bush, just how different things are - yeah okay, it is the tropical 'bush' alright? ;-)
I know I'm lucky. I count my blessings every day...
But I DO lather on the Rid and Aerogard too!
I've had some nasty experiences with march flies and sand flies... They just love eating me and I scratch all night in the heat making them infected... Not good.
If it wasn't for Lyn Kinderman's kind advice and a tab of Zyrtek - I just wouldn't sleep at all! I'm not a table taker, but antihistamenes are a daily must here.
In fact, I've been up a few times at ungodly hours like 2.00am and 3.00am working on the computer so I don't keep Brian awake. At least when I'm concentrating on something else, I'm not thinking about the itchy bites!
But about six weeks ago, I was like a two year old when one night, I spied this little blinking light out in the garden and I called Brian over... "Brian what's this in the garden?"
You see, when you live on a rock in the middle of the ocean, you become all too aware of all the nature around you, believe me.
"Is it a firefly?" I asked in excitement...
It sure was! Then we spotted another and another and I was just spellbound and entranced.
I've never seen a firefly in my life. They're teeny weeny little things with bright fluro green flashers on their bottoms. We can't find their name in the insect book though... They don't have big bums like the ones in the US. They're teeny weeny miniscule moth-like creatures.
I was practically hanging over the verandah trying to see one when another one popped up right in front of our eyes, about 50 feet up in the air. It was like a little alien weaving around. Absolutely amazing.
The next night we had them everywhere when we turned the lights out in our bedroom and the lounge. We counted 8 on the roof and most of them were flashing. It was awesome. They're so tiny and gorgeous. You definitely don't feel alone when they're around and they're so mystical...
Now this week we've had another addition to the island... We knew they were coming, but I didn't realise just how many butterflies we'd see. They were absolutely everywhere.
Racing over from St Bees Island, it was like they were all on a mission!
Yes, a mission to bonk. It's like they're saying to each other, "I'm alive for 12 weeks - let's bonk!" lol.
So there are many, many more to come yet. We've been looking them up in the insect book and we have lace wings and tiger blues so far. Some bright yellow ones as well.
When I say they were everywhere, I mean everywhere.
They were even crossing the water when we were having our daily swim! lol
The next day, the sun was out and it was a glorious day - as usual, and they were swarmed all over a bush in flower out the back. Here are some photos I got Brian to snap... Keep in mind that they move really fast (because they're on a love mission right? lol):
Look closely to see how many are on this bush. They're pretty well camouphlaged but there's at least 18 on this one bush alone...
Beautiful aren't they? We truly are lucky here on Keswick Island.
Warm regards
Eva Browne-Paterson
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