tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post5983553719006607414..comments2023-12-23T16:13:45.589-05:00Comments on Kathryn Scraps: Cicadas: A Love StoryKathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14599644093168060627noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-83090877834468734782013-06-14T03:29:18.787-04:002013-06-14T03:29:18.787-04:00Oh, yeah, snakes freak me out! Mostly because I do...Oh, yeah, snakes freak me out! Mostly because I don't know enough about them to know which ones can kill me and which ones are good for the garden. Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599644093168060627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-37082038048834705482013-06-14T03:28:22.577-04:002013-06-14T03:28:22.577-04:00I know, the poor guy! Even after he was traumatize...I know, the poor guy! Even after he was traumatized, he still carried the cicada outside so he could live - what a softy!Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599644093168060627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-46211612733095130152013-06-14T03:27:11.424-04:002013-06-14T03:27:11.424-04:00I'm glad you liked the video! It *almost* made...I'm glad you liked the video! It *almost* made me appreciate the cicadas ... almost.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599644093168060627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-45247645466414822822013-06-14T03:26:02.524-04:002013-06-14T03:26:02.524-04:00You guys out in Loudoun are lucky! I heard from De...You guys out in Loudoun are lucky! I heard from Debbie at Scrapbooks Plus that they aren't nearly as bad your way as they are here. She came to a party in my neck of the woods {Prince William} and said they were so many more of them buzzing around.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599644093168060627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-70139425115601758312013-06-14T03:24:14.565-04:002013-06-14T03:24:14.565-04:00Wouldn't that be nice? I could get behind a 17...Wouldn't that be nice? I could get behind a 17 year mosquito life cycle.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599644093168060627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-59392261837839784832013-06-13T20:15:58.097-04:002013-06-13T20:15:58.097-04:00I'm also with Laura and Lucy and am happy to t...I'm also with Laura and Lucy and am happy to take the rain (BC, Canada). I'm ok with a 'few bugs/insects' please no snakes of any kind, including the rubber toy ones or even a picture of them - yuk! I didn't know what you were talking about when I was reading until I watched the video and it is a great video. TFS :)Sharkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490887169095940918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-82666819153340660332013-06-13T17:41:28.540-04:002013-06-13T17:41:28.540-04:00Great video--thanks for sharing Kathryn. Poor Ala...Great video--thanks for sharing Kathryn. Poor AlanMargaret Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729377705496508353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-40613713381675827492013-06-13T13:53:29.014-04:002013-06-13T13:53:29.014-04:00Fascinating video. I really enjoyed. Thanks for ...Fascinating video. I really enjoyed. Thanks for sharing! Ms. Luciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448570819521485088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-35531996454655464692013-06-13T13:15:11.042-04:002013-06-13T13:15:11.042-04:00Wow! Poor Alan. We have yet to see any cicadas he...Wow! Poor Alan. We have yet to see any cicadas here in Ashburn. You would think that we would have them also since we aren't far apart. I'm happy if we don't. My three dogs would have a all you can eat cicadas and I'd be the one trying to get them (or parts) out of their mouths.<br /><br />I'm glad Alan discovered the little critter AFTER he put the coffee down. The 3MiniSchnauzershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525770985648248948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-20526991447879306102013-06-12T22:07:08.519-04:002013-06-12T22:07:08.519-04:00Wish our mosquitoes lay dormant for 17 years up he...Wish our mosquitoes lay dormant for 17 years up here in Northern BC to only surface for a few weeks. Great post.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093665052872748564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-63636801617656283602013-06-12T20:43:36.050-04:002013-06-12T20:43:36.050-04:00I can understand that. I don't do bugs on a no...I can understand that. I don't do bugs on a normal day. To have designer bugs swarm or hitch rides? oh no no no no nooooo. sunflowerlorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13744469430906341070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-18065501227295863822013-06-12T18:51:42.871-04:002013-06-12T18:51:42.871-04:00I think the poor guy was a little traumatized, to ...I think the poor guy was a little traumatized, to be honest. And I'm not talking about the cicada!Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599644093168060627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-83448470804605130342013-06-12T18:51:07.363-04:002013-06-12T18:51:07.363-04:00I loved the video and it almost made me like the c...I loved the video and it almost made me like the cicadas. Luckily all it took was a few minutes on the porch and I was cured of that urge ...Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599644093168060627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-23008728602766754112013-06-12T18:50:33.167-04:002013-06-12T18:50:33.167-04:00Thank goodness he saved the coffee - lol! Thank goodness he saved the coffee - lol! Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599644093168060627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-76805030218447160352013-06-12T18:49:57.010-04:002013-06-12T18:49:57.010-04:00I can handle the large insects, but I am not movin...I can handle the large insects, but I am not moving to a place where there are snakes. Ew!Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599644093168060627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-12465236679583163922013-06-12T18:48:57.068-04:002013-06-12T18:48:57.068-04:00I heard from Debbie at Scrapbooks Plus that they a...I heard from Debbie at Scrapbooks Plus that they aren't nearly as bad your way as they are here. She came to a party in my neck of the woods and said they were so many more of them buzzing around.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599644093168060627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-47886272110151626392013-06-12T18:44:20.124-04:002013-06-12T18:44:20.124-04:00I. Would. Have. Died.
after living in Kansas for...I. Would. Have. Died.<br /><br /><br />after living in Kansas for quite awhile and having dear son do a science project involving bugs and labeling of said bugs in a pretty frame...the cicada's grossed me out the most. To have one on my collar? um..no. And, I don't miss the noise, either! Ewww.sunflowerlorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13744469430906341070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-42194311834503769162013-06-12T12:53:44.595-04:002013-06-12T12:53:44.595-04:00Oops! Messed up my comment and had to delete it a...Oops! Messed up my comment and had to delete it and try again to say:<br /><br />I'm with Laura--I'll take the rain in the Pacific Northwest any day. I don't "do" bugs/snakes/insects of any kind. We have slugs and they, too, are gross. Having a swarm of these around me would drive me to drink more than Starbucks!!! So glad Mr. Lifeguard was able to save the coffee. I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683094014232133033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-91200434875195171922013-06-12T10:18:21.312-04:002013-06-12T10:18:21.312-04:00Between your assorted LARGE insects and Jim's ...Between your assorted LARGE insects and Jim's snakes and spiders, I am glad to be living in the northwest. Sure, it rains al lot but.....Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176595471950604932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932253718030240482.post-89524817963935946132013-06-12T07:56:14.111-04:002013-06-12T07:56:14.111-04:00I've been hearing them non-stop and seeing som...I've been hearing them non-stop and seeing some dead ones, but knock on wood, that is the extent of it. (I live about 10 minutes west of scrapbooks plus)Heather Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375564617007527283noreply@blogger.com