Comments on: day 19 http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/ the sketchblog of Catherine Hamilton Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:53:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Heather http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/#comment-63 Heather Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:01:38 +0000 http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/#comment-63 Eliza (16 months) picks up dead ladybugs from the window sashes and eats them like popcorn. Mmmmm, crunchy goodness. Eliza (16 months) picks up dead ladybugs from the window sashes and eats them like popcorn. Mmmmm, crunchy goodness.

]]> By: Steve Pawson http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/#comment-60 Steve Pawson Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:07:00 +0000 http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/#comment-60 Hi Catherine, Sorry to leave this as a comment on your blog, however I could not find an email address on your site. I am trying to track down the artist who published a book on NZ Butterflies in the early 1980's was this you per chance, I guess there cannot be too many Catherine Hamilton artists that have an obvious interest in nature? If so can you please make contact with me using the email address I have given in this form. Apologies if I have the wrong person, and yes I agree with Alina, the lady bird beetle illustration is just wonderful Hi Catherine,

Sorry to leave this as a comment on your blog, however I could not find an email address on your site. I am trying to track down the artist who published a book on NZ Butterflies in the early 1980’s was this you per chance, I guess there cannot be too many Catherine Hamilton artists that have an obvious interest in nature? If so can you please make contact with me using the email address I have given in this form.

Apologies if I have the wrong person, and yes I agree with Alina, the lady bird beetle illustration is just wonderful

]]> By: Alina http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/#comment-52 Alina Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:38:17 +0000 http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/#comment-52 PS- Your ladybug drawing is beautiful! PS- Your ladybug drawing is beautiful!

]]> By: Alina http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/#comment-51 Alina Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:37:26 +0000 http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/#comment-51 Have you seen ladybug larvae? They are quite scary looking! I didn't know what they were for the longest time and would react to them as if I'd encountered a poisonous hobo spider... I was embarrassed later that I had such a strong reaction to such a benign creature... Have you seen ladybug larvae?
They are quite scary looking!
I didn’t know what they were for the longest time and would react to them as if I’d encountered a poisonous hobo spider… I was embarrassed later that I had such a strong reaction to such a benign creature…

]]> By: Catherine http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/#comment-50 Catherine Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:47:37 +0000 http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/#comment-50 Funny - the NY Times just published an article on ladybugs in Manhattan this morning: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/20/nyregion/20ladybugs.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin Funny - the NY Times just published an article on ladybugs in Manhattan this morning:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/20/nyregion/20ladybugs.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

]]> By: Mark Lynch http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/#comment-48 Mark Lynch Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:44:49 +0000 http://mydogoscar.com/birdspot/2007/10/19/day-18/#comment-48 This "bloom" of the introduced lady bugs is pretty widespread across the state at the moment, and we were talking about it in class Thursday. They are getting in many people's houses. A few years ago in Mid-October, we had a hike out Gate 35 Quabbin. It was fine on the way out (early AM, cool) but the miles hike on the way back was among and through vast dense clouds of lady bugs. Every time you spoke, they were in your mouth and when your arms swung from walking, you actually felt them in the air hitting your arms. Needless to say we were covered all the time. If you crush or brush them, be sure to sample the smell. Great drawing. Hitchkockesque? Hitchcockandbull? Mark This “bloom” of the introduced lady bugs is pretty widespread across the state at the moment, and we were talking about it in class Thursday. They are getting in many people’s houses. A few years ago in Mid-October, we had a hike out Gate 35 Quabbin. It was fine on the way out (early AM, cool) but the miles hike on the way back was among and through vast dense clouds of lady bugs. Every time you spoke, they were in your mouth and when your arms swung from walking, you actually felt them in the air hitting your arms. Needless to say we were covered all the time. If you crush or brush them, be sure to sample the smell. Great drawing. Hitchkockesque? Hitchcockandbull?
Mark

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