We live in a big old house.. there was a time when this time of year our house was mobbed by black flies.. over the years.. and perhas due to climate change, the infestation has changed to ladybugs.. or actually ‘ladybird beetles’. They may be more colorfull, but they are even more annoying than flies. They are EVERYWHERE.. and you get dive bombed when you go outside.
We had to escape.. so we went and climbed Bolton to see the now past peak foliage.. then out to Sakuras for some mid week sushi !
Ps. the cup says ” Nana korobi, ya oki” which means “Fall down seven times, stand up eight.”.. We learned about that message from our friend Sho !
nite all, nite sam
-me
that’s wierd. I wonder if something died in the walls. they eat aphids and other tiny bugs. the larvae stage looks like dinosaur bugs