{"id":18564,"date":"2020-09-27T21:25:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T01:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=18564"},"modified":"2020-09-28T19:20:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T23:20:36","slug":"day-198-bright-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=18564","title":{"rendered":"Day 198: Bright Side"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I love late September. It’s the best time of year to be outside. I walked my mile, today, plus a few extra laps. The kids played on their swing set, and I got nearly as much enjoyment out of watching them play on it today as I used to when they were small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We got some rain today. Not a lot, but every bit helps. And though drought sucks, for obvious reasons, there is some bright side to be had. We haven’t seen a single tick. The numbers of biting flies and mosquitoes are way down. At dusk today, we were all outside and we got no mosquito bites. Zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have to say, though, that drought was less scary when it was just something that I had observed. Knowing how it’s affecting other people in my state made it sound scarier. Crop failure. Fires. Wells running dry. I never should have looked into it. Now I worry about running out of water. Every shower seems frivolous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I’m supposed to be talking about bright side, so here is some more bright side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baby Frog
Is there anything cuter than a baby frog? We spotted several frogs in the side yard this weekend. This was the smallest\/cutest one.
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Goldenrod
The goldenrod is blooming well. It has a scent, slightly cloying but not obnoxious, which I had never noticed before.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Bumblebee
There may be fewer flowers, but the bumblebees are managing to keep themselves busy.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Banded Woolly Bear
In folklore<\/a>, it is said that a wide brown band on this type of woolly bear<\/a> means that the winter will be mild. It looks wide, right? I hope so. I’d prefer a mild winter.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Different Woolly Bear
This is the caterpillar of a different species, perhaps a giant leopard moth<\/a>. You can’t really tell from the picture, but this caterpillar was huge<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So, things might be tough right now in a lot of ways, but the frogs and goldenrod and bumblebees and woolly bears are making the best of the things, and we can, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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