Texas is in an drought. An exceptional drought which means there is exceptional and widespread crop/pasture losses; shortages of water in reservoirs, streams and wells creating water emergencies.There are many sad results of this like wildfires coming within inches of homes just 2 miles from us (that was an exciting night), dead flower beds because of water restrictions, and the saddest thing for my boys...no grasshoppers.
We went out of town a few weeks ago and they were playing in the back yard enjoying some cooler temperatures. Ian burst into the house holding a treasure and yelled to Eric, "Good news Eric! First grasshopper of the year!"
Only with my boys would that be good news!
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I have caught a few really big grasshoppers in the backyard recently. Everytime I see one, I think of Ian. I want to catch a bunch, shove them in a box, and mail them to you. Think they would survive? Secondly, is it legal to ship live grasshoppers?
We've had some horrible fires around Big Bend and Midland/Odessa.
I'm so ready for rain!
And grasshoppers! ;)
havnt missed those grasshoppers myself... do you miss the bags of dead ones under the beds? ;)
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