[My] Life in Wisconsin

Spring Summer 2011




Hi Y'all;
Remember I have done exactly NO hoeing, or pulling of weeds.
Forgive me.

XOXO
Me

** Can anybody tell me what kind of bug that BIG black one was? Please let me know.
It was twice as big as any June Bug I have ever seen... (and THAT'S big)!
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52 comments:

  1. Pamela OdomJuly 19, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    puuuuuuuuuuuuurdy

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  2. Pamela OdomJuly 19, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    this looks like a painting.......great shot

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  3. Pamela OdomJuly 19, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    beautiful shot

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  4. Pamela OdomJuly 19, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    my allergies are reacting from here.

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  5. Pamela OdomJuly 19, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    yet in all the beauty of the flowers I notice Punk!!!! now shes beautiful.

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  6. Pamela OdomJuly 19, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    wow how neat is this.......Ive never seen a flower like this before.

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  7. Pamela OdomJuly 19, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    gorgeous

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  8. Pamela OdomJuly 19, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    wow, great picture. There is this man named Mickey on my friends list, a buddy from across the pond you two would hit it off great, look him up.

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  9. Uncle BenJuly 19, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    Either a Rhinocerus beetle or a Dung beetle..

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  10. Uncle BenJuly 19, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    That's nice...

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  11. Uncle BenJuly 19, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    Another nice composition!

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  12. Uncle BenJuly 19, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    Very nice shot!

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  13. Mary EllenJuly 19, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Looks like what I have heard called a "stink bug".

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  14. Flintville AnnieJuly 19, 2011 at 1:23 PM


    LOL!!!

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  15. Flintville AnnieJuly 19, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Happy you like my pictures!

    I shall go peek at Mr. Mickey, after I go and vote. And after I blog. Maybe
    hehehe

    XOXO
    Me

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  16. Flintville AnnieJuly 19, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    I am so glad you wrote 'beetle' after the rhino! hehehe

    Thank YOU too for liking my pictures. They are hard to take for me. (I zoom. A lot)!

    XOXO
    me

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  17. Flintville AnnieJuly 19, 2011 at 1:26 PM


    Nope.
    Stink bugs are way littler than their huge spits.
    hehehe

    XOXO
    me

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  18. Donna Ghost BearJuly 19, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    It's some kind of beetle.....now if it was a palmetto bug you would have been peeling me off the ceiling.

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  19. Donna Ghost BearJuly 19, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    My...what big eyes you have....

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  20. Donna Ghost BearJuly 19, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    These are all over my front yard....I like them!

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  21. Peachie M.July 19, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    Miss Punk looks Happy with that big smile! I love seeing her. When is she going to blog again? Tell her she needs to get busy.

    Oh...look...there are flowers here too! LOL!

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  22. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    I just love rivers, streams and waterfalls Anna

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  23. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Lovely to canoe in ?

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  24. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    AKA dinner

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  25. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    I have no idea about this beetle Anna

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  26. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Mmm ?

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  27. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    WTH is that

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  28. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Ours did not come up this year

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  29. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    And Punk :-) Don't forget the dog

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  30. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    They are nice about $2.13 AU a punnet here Anna or $2.78 USA for 410 grams = 14.50 ounces or
    2.50 GBP = 4.02934 USD at 2011 Wimbledon for 10 Strawberries. ( I think I can go without thank you ) people just grow their own like Casey does here Anna they are so easy to grow hey mate

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  31. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    They are nice

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  32. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Now who in their right mind names a plant Salvia, wait I have good news for you Anna.

    Salvia AKA Salvia Divinorum is a psychoactive plant which can induce dissociative effects and is a potent producer of "visions" and other hallucinatory experiences.

    Anna you have my address I'll be waiting for the mail mate :D
    ( Just some seeds and I'll become the gardener in the house ;-)

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  33. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    I love those pots Anna

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  34. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    Have seen this paddock in so many ways now, full of cabbages and workers I think ?

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  35. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    That area looks lovely

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  36. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Looks very soft to the touch

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  37. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Looks lovely Anna

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  38. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    You have lots of plants there and around your house

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  39. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    That and the others are wheel hubs if I'm correct ?
    They look really nice

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  40. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    DUH I should have read underneath before commenting up there

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  41. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    They are pretty

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  42. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    The red ones are lovely

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  43. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    Yes very nice

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  44. Lester .July 19, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    All the plants and flowers you have in your garden look lovely Anna, we have mainly natives as they don't require a lot of water and they grow well in the area,

    Still waiting on that Salvia Anna :D

    Lovely photos all over Anna

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  45. Kris DoanJuly 19, 2011 at 11:01 PM

    kinda looks like a dime to me..

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  46. Kris DoanJuly 19, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    poppyseeds..?

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  47. DeeAnne SmithJuly 20, 2011 at 1:23 AM

    Leather beetle.....


    http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/diaglab/hilites/hilt717.html

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  48. Flintville AnnieJuly 20, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Sweet Donna;
    I noticed those "eyes" too! It must be able to see almist 360 degrees without even turning it's head!
    ...whatever it is! hehehe

    I don't know what a palmetto bug is, but I will look it up later. But this one was HUGE and completely pitch black.

    I love those little violets too. They sure are proliferate.
    I can't believe that some people spray to get rid of them! (that is very near to sin for me to even think of).

    XOXO
    Me

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  49. Flintville AnnieJuly 20, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Sweet PeachieBaby!
    Miss Punk sure has been downright lazy, hasn't she? I shall have to speak with her about this!
    hehehe

    Bee Balm (Mexican Hat), and some others. Too funny you are...

    XOXO
    Me

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  50. Flintville AnnieJuly 20, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    Mr Lester!
    You "DUH"ed yourself, and make me laugh!!!!

    I love the river too- Canoe in? hehehe- Only if you know eactly where the rocks are. And ONLY when the river is this high!

    But look at all the topsoil in the river then. Sad for that.

    We do not eat bugs. hehehe
    Casey collected these! I think they are the japanese beetles before they morph into themselves. ick.

    Your WTH question? I have no idea. It was on Casey's car.

    Sorry about your daffodils! Probably because you are so temperate in Winter that they never got their freezing.
    Next time you buy some, put them in the freezer for a couple of months first. Then plant them. Dig them out every year.

    Notice the lilacs in the picture with Punk and me. She was trying to eat them! Too funny!

    Now, WTH is a "punnet"????
    (Should you be talking like that on my site)?!? hehehe ~<|:-)

    I do know about the salvia... Some people smoke it in place of pot. They swear it works. (Don't look at me. I have NO idea which kind I have)!
    Did you really want me to send you some? You are weird.

    Those pots you love? They are old axles off the old wagons.

    Those workers were out there yesterday in this godforsaken heat, with LONG SLEEVES too.
    I have come to the conclusion that they are legally insane.

    The field you like is the 'before' picture! I hated it because I couldn't see my flowers and my bush; save for the very top. Besides, too many ticks in field grasses.

    You can touch the Bee flowers at night. During the day it is full of bumbles. Will try to get you a shot of that. (Eek)!
    - Must remember I can't run... (But I damn well would anyway if there were bumbles coming after me)!


    XOXO
    Me

    PS
    I giggled at your comment on the gaggle of geese!

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  51. Flintville AnnieJuly 20, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    Sweet SissyKrissiePoo!
    YAY!!! They really ARE poppyseeds!
    (I should have known I was missing the obvious)!


    XOXO
    me

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  52. Flintville AnnieJuly 20, 2011 at 10:28 AM


    Thank you Sweet Pea!
    It really does look the same, except mine had a bigger backside!
    I have NEVER EVER seen such a thing before!!!!!
    But I do know it would have taken me back more than a few steps had i seen it alive!

    XOXO
    Mama!

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