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Its gunna be a busy mod weekend next week. Got headlight assemblies en route. Picked up a touch screen from @Lurkin yesterday. Just ordered the backup camera and steering wheel control adapter today. Plus I need touch up some paint

 

Sweet

 

I’ve got a shit ton of level crossings by me & I don’t think they miss a one. Especially after 3AM.

 

Is there any area in Texas that's not so hot?

 

The butterflies are so plentiful here right now one actually landed on the hood of my tractor while I was mowing the lawn.

Out buy the pool I videoed what could only have been two of them mating.

It's the most we've seen since we've been here.

 

Just a ton of ‘em here. Even spotted a couple of those super monarchs this year. First I’ve seen since I learned of ‘em.

 

Glad to hear it. And glad NOT to hear it! No one hurt, and probably college kids in a "rush".

 

We have a lot of those smaller black/blue ones

 

Haven’t seen any of those monster moths yet but it’s still early. The size of a bat, some of ‘em get. Those look cool. Nice blue.

 

Word I got was 2 college age females that were texting, internal injuries but nothing fatal apparently.

 

We raise our own!

Probably a rough ride sideways down the tracks. Car wan't that damaged in the pic I saw. That intersection has big gates, but traffic can back up, and school just started.

 

Oops, butterfly post got hijacked. Our passion flowers had what I THOUGHT was their own butterfly (they do, but it's not what we see by the hundreds!) We quit killing the little spiky caterpillars a few years back - and yes they will strip a plant, but now I have plenty for them. But they make butterflies like crazy. We will have them pollinating stuff all over the yard, not just the passion flowers.

Can't get the photo editor to load, but here's what we got going on: https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=8388

 

Hey @FastEddy59 , @RobP62 Not from the stash I want, but this has both kinds, and, ahem, the apparently like each other!

 

Insect porn?

 

If this is how they get it on then the ones I videoed were both males. They were just tangling antennae!

 

I have a minute video from this batch, but not going to youtube it! They get very busy! Dozens and dozens around on a typical day!

 

Should revive your old Texas pic thread with that, nice shots!

 

How I keep things pollenated. But "the Bees are back" in the pond. They just don't pose well.

 

That's an idea...