HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a wonderful and healthy week!
I have a small natural sack hanging from a branch next to my front door. It feels like papery leather, and there's clearly something inside it, because it moves on its own! It's oddly heavy! I've been concerned that it may have been made by a swarm of wasps or a large bat.
I think I've finally figured out what built it and is living in it. I believe it's a Cecropia moth, a giant silk moth. These are the largest moths in North America, and they can be more than 7 inches wide or 18 centimeters. They appear as big as a human hand. I hope I'm outdoors when the cocoon opens. Here's a photo showing what the cocoon looks like (mine is wider than this one):
Cecropia Moth CocoonPhoto labeled "Public Domain" (copyright free)
Here's a photo showing what the moth will look like, if that's what comes out:
Cecropia Moth, giant silk mothPhoto labeled "Public Domain" (copyright free)
PatO; Well, we already know that some of Mr. T's followers have been 'drinking the Kool Aid' for some time, but one person in Phoenix, Arizona actually died after Trump suggested that chloroquine (Malaria drug) was a possible cure for Coronavirus. "We saw him on TV...." said the deceased man's widow, who then went on to advise people not to listen to anything he or his people said, but to call their doctor. Now there's a novel concept!
Oh dear, I keep forgetting you are foreigners. <grin> (Nevertheless, do not be afraid/ashamed to ask me when I am obscure.) Two-up is a traditional Australian gambling game. A “spinner” tosses two pennies in the air. Players bet whether they fall both “heads”, or both “tails” or one of each. It is associated with Gallipoli, Diggers and wartime, by tradition played on Anzac Day, but is illegal on other days as it is unregulated gambling.
We added OH’s first sampler wine to the menu last night. I doubt they intended the red to go with sausages. I wonder which one is best with scrambled eggs – my choice for tonight’s tea. BTW my recipe includes chopped onion, tomato, garlic chives, grated cheese, maybe a few bacon bits, so more of an egg combo.
Just a thought As one door closes so another opens, as one bird ends his song, another sings. And as one chapter finishes, another is beginning. There is no end to life, nor anything. (Karen Rene)
AQ: Any wine goes with your veggie and bacon scramble! I'd drink red with sausages - no problem (though we don't eat a lot of sausage).
Not as hot as predicted, thank heaven. Toddled off to see if any whales were traveling, but nothing other than lots of surfers enjoying the waves...
WendyBartter: I learned that "Robin Moth" is the common name of the Cecropia moth that I have beside my front door. I suspect it will be some time before it emerges from its cocoon, because we're still having cold nights here. They're also native to Canada, so they must be hearty little critters!