ladybug infestation

i hope our meredyth sees this post. she has a fondness for ladybugs.  

andy and i were on our way to montreal and stopped to walk charley.

i came out of the restaurant and andy yelled "get your camera".

"see that rust over there on the bottom of those concrete towers?

they are ladybugs"

 

 

whoa.

 

seriously.  not cute.  

ladybugs are only cute one at a time.  

i was itchy the whole rest of the drive.  lol.

you know the rhyme ladybug ladybug fly away home.

this is more like the old woman in the shoe 

who had so many children

she didn't know what to do.

on the way home we pulled over for a tranquil photo.

and yes kath, we hit schwartz's for smoked meat, how can you not?

xo margie

Comments

[christina @ soul aperture]

ooh smoked meats. yummy.
great pics.
xo

[Cindy]

Ummmm, I believe those are Asian ladybeetles, not ladybugs. In the fall, they gather together trying to find somewhere to hibernate........houses and barns around here are just covered!!! And I'm sorry, the US implanted these creatures to help with the aphid problem, they are just moving out of the country with everything else! LOL!

[ELK]

wow,,,i thought it was rust when I opened the post...

[Sarah Pen-Praise]

That is dis-GUS-ting! (I'm going to seal every crack in the house.)Makes very nice pictures though, with all of the contrasting shades and dots.

[Se'Lah]

holy moly...I want some ;) I've got a ladybug house too. We're buggers over here. Wonder which ones are the ladies?

[spread your wings]

you exactly right. one lady bug is cute but this many no way!
I've missed my visits here. you almost always give me a chuckle.

[spread your wings]

i meant to say "you're" exactly right.

[Wanda]

Good for the roses in the area.

[dutchbaby]

Too much of a good thing! Holy smokes!

[robin]

ewwwww... but... do you know the song Ladybug Picnic? 123...456...789...

"One two three
Four five six
Seven eight nine
Ten eleven twelve
Ladybugs
Came to the ladybugs' picnic

One two three
Four five six
Seven eight nine
Ten eleven twelve
And they all played games
At the ladybugs' picnic

They had twelve sacks so they ran sack races
And they fell on their backs and they fell on their faces
The ladybugs 12
At the ladybugs' picnic

They played jump rope but the rope it broke
So they just sat around telling knock-knock jokes
The ladybugs 12
At the ladybugs' picnic

One two three
Four five six
Seven eight nine
Ten eleven twelve
And they chatted away
At the ladybugs' picnic

They talked about the high price of furniture and rugs
And fire insurance for ladybugs
The ladybugs 12
At the ladybugs' picnic
12!"
an old sesame street counting song with a great melody too! The Elizabeth Mitchell version is completely adorable.
xo
have a picnic!

[Lisa's Chaos]

We normally have many ladybugs but this year not so much. Love your findings!!!

[meredyth]

French ladybugs!

[Marie]

ACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[beth]

I think they are lady asian beetles, too.....especially this time of year since that's what we have here....in hundreds...and they are gross and they stink.....

BUT TOTALLY COOL PHOTOS !

[charlane]

i agree about the swarm.

but that evening light shot is just gorgeous

[Relyn]

No way!! That is absolutely unbelievable. My, oh my.

[elizabeth]

oh my gosh. oh my gosh. oh my gosh. I cannot believe how many there are!

[Katie in MA]

So cool! We used to have ladybug swarms in our dorm rooms. Yes, our rooms. You know, with our beds in it? See, we'd crack our windows and there weren't any screens, and well, one day you'd come back from class and see hundreds of ladybugs around the windows and on the radiators and on the ceiling. Not so cool when you're trying to sleep, but very pretty to look at otherwise.

[Toni]

I'm with Katie, I think it's pretty cool. Looks like moving rust and I love rust. Your sunset photo is top notch, too.