Double beauty
Today, I set out to wander a trail with my son. The weather wasn’t too hot, since there was a little bit of cloud cover, so I was really looking forward to the walk. However, within seconds of getting out of the car, a cloud of mosquitoes engulfed me. I was going to keep going, but the boy took one look at the mosquitoes that weren’t bothering him at all, and told me I had to get right back to the car before I caught malaria. Poor boy has not gone on many walks with me, or he would know that I am a mosquito magnet. I can’t pay much attention to them, or I would never be able to go anywhere at all. He attempted to take a photo, but it is much too blurry to see the bugs. When I got into the car, I could not shut the door fast enough to keep them out, so at least 20 got in the car with us. He killed the last one as I pulled into the driveway and saw this pretty little double rose. Or maybe it’s two roses so close together you can’t tell which is which.
I wonder if I could avoid the mosquitoes by going out in the morning . . .
Florida Behind the Scenes 
Poor thing…. yikes….. I think Off has come out when some nice repellent that is not sticky and does not smell. Have you checked to see what repellents are out there. Pretty picture.
Oh, I have no problem with the smells, but nothing I have tried keeps the things away. Today I was completely coated with Cutter, but they still came after me.
good thing they didn’t carry you off to the home nest and bleed you dry
Yes, that would have been most upsetting for all involved!