Shield backed katydid on the back of our grill cover.
First time ever I identified a katydid by myself!
Crape Myrtle
It was all a lie!
They said as we got older, we would require less sleep. Well, we think we qualify as “older” now, and eight isn’t enough. If we don’t get our nine hours, we feel cheated!
Another critter
Looks like a grasshopper, but we couldn’t match it up with any grasshopper pictures. It’s different. Consulted a friend who knows these things.
It’s called an Arid-land Katydid. It’s a badass. Praying Mantis eat grasshoppers, but not this one. This one will eat a praying mantis!
Do you ever think about hotel hot water?
If we take a long hot shower in our hotel room, is the person in the next room going run out of hot water if they shower next? How does that work? Is there a hot water heater for every room? Every two rooms? Every floor? One giant heater for the entire building? If I run out the hot water, did I just spoil it for the entire hotel?
I remember running out of hot water in hotel rooms, but that hasn’t happened for a lot of years.