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Your House is On Fire and Your Children May Burn?
Why is this nursery rhyme so morbid? I never taught it to my kids.
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This one is hiding! One variety of ladybug is native to California. Japan and Europe introduced other ladybug varieties to the US to control harmful garden bugs.
This ladybug landed on my skirt. They like to land on people. It doesn’t bother me, but maybe this is the origin of the nursery rhyme? Maybe 200 years ago people were annoyed with lady bugs landing on them and made up the morbid rhyme? Come on Ladybug, fly away home now….the photo session is over already….
Cheers & hope you have lots of ladybugs in your garden. They are helpful little beetles!
Work that macro! Good pics. Ken
Thank you Ken and Jody.
I think the moon shined today for all of you in Boston. So beautiful and special.
Have always loved ladybugs, ever since I was a boy. Used to catch one, let it crawl up to the tip of my finger and fly away, then catch another one. They’re such friendly little critters, and great aphid eaters. Really good photos, Cindy. You really are learning that camera and the photos show it.
Paul
Aren’t ladybugs wonderful. I think we all loved them as kids and still do!
Terrific shots Cindy! One time when we were living in NJ there was a huge increase in the number of ladybugs. They weren’t the cute red ones, they were orange with black spots. We had about 40 of them nest in our basement. They were definitely NOT cute!!! But yours are very much so 🙂
Thank you Tina. Love your wonderful photos and blogs~
Amazing photos, Cindy. Simply stunning.
We just released our bugs about 45 minutes ago (aphids, white flies are on notice).
I love the synchronicity of our blogs. Thanks for stopping by.
Wonderful isn’t it….Bye bye aphids!!
Incredible!
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Gorgeous lady bug photos. Are these just there of their own accord or do you bring in extra lady bugs to help with pest control?
Oh no they are here on their own. Lots of aphids and things for them to eat out here. Bug heaven!!
I always have lots of aphids too but very few ladybugs 😦
Same here ALWAYS!!!
Wonderful shots!!!
Miz grazi!
Gorgeous photos! Can’t see a Lady Bug and not smile. I like the little green-spotted ones too, but don’t know their proper name…called them Man Bugs as a kid because I thought they were boy-Lady Bugs 😉
I was confused about that too as a kid….Happy little bugs aren’t they and so friendly. Cheers to you~
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aaaah, thank you Henry! So kind and so very appreciated~
Sweet! 🙂
Grazi, grazi!!
You continue to amaze…
You too my friend…Thank you!
Lovely little creatures and gorgeous photos 🙂
Oh, very nice of you! Thank you~
Over here it’s
Ladybird ladybird, fly away home
Your house is on fire, your children are gone
Back in the 1970s the south of England suffered a plague of ladybirds. Zillions of them, the sky went dark. Several people got bitten. I’ve been bitten. it’s a bit like a spider bite. I’ve had TWO of those.
Seriously??? I had no idea they bite. I know there are serveral different varieties. Cornell University just reintroduced some in the US because over-use of pesticides were killing them off.
Love these pictures. I don’t take many close-ups — too overwhelmed by the Big Picture, I suppose! So you’ve inspired me to move in closer today! http://ohtheplaceswesee.com
How wonderful! I am so glad to be an inspiration and look forward to seeing your photos. Cheers to you and thank you~
Lovely photographs! Marvellous insects! My spirit lifts when I discover ladybugs in the garden.
Mine too!! And there are lots here this year which is great. Really enjoying your blog. I was an English Lit and Psych major during my undergraduate years and am enjoying the poems immensely. Cheers and thank you!
Thank you
Great shots.
It’s amazing just how sick the nursery rhymes are. Look at the Rock-a-bye baby. Who puts a baby in the treetop? Little Miss Muffet – scared half to death by a spider.
Grimms fairy tales too, were well…. grim….Some sort of sadistic parenting going on. Creepy.
You’ve captured that tiny, tiny being awesomely. Just fantastic – made it larger than life!
Thank you so much! I had never seen them so close up either and was surprised and delighted with them. Cheers to you~
You have captured the photograph beautifully.
Ranu
You are very kind Ranu. Thank you~
These are so cool! I like the ones without the black dots in particular.
There are a bunch of different varieties of spotted ones apparently, based on the number of spots. Thank you my friend~
Love these, Cindy. Is that the blue sage again? You are so blessed to see this beauty everyday. I need to remind myself to see the beauty in my backyard. {{{hugs}}} Kozo
Yes indeed. I think Thoreau was right. The beauty of nature everywhere is so amazing. Cheers and thank you!
Great photos of the “good” ladybugs. We have some invasive twins here in VA though.
I’ve been hearing about this in the comments section…..had no idea they could be harmful. But be a different variety…..
I always look forward to visiting here Cindy…I never know what wonders you will display! love your lady bug photos. I’ve always had a fondness for ladybugs…all we have is the orange with the black spots…as a child they didn’t bite nor scare us and were fun to watch… may I ask…do you have an actual macro lens, or an all in one type? I’m considering a new lens and I’ve done a great deal of reading(still am) but after awhile it gets confusing…
I use the brand new Sony HX300 which has a 50X optical zoom for everything. I am in love with this camera. Thank you Heather for your kind comments. I feel the same about your blog! Cheers~
Beautifully captured ladybugs 🙂
Very kind Yoshiko. Thank you!
Welcome 🙂
Great pictures! It’s been a really late spring. I wish it was warm enough here for ladybugs to be flying around.
Thank you and I hope your spring springs soon!! Cheers~
Glorious photography ~ I’ve never seen a spotless ladybird before …
“Spotless lady bird”……..Love this term!!! They are quite common here. Cheers & thank you~
I’m in awe! Thank you, Cindy!
Ahhh, thank YOU!! Cheers to you~
Cindy, how do I miss coming her every day? Your photos are amazing! And you make each post a real pictorial treat–not greedy with your shots. These Ladybug pictures are so clear!! You are extraordinarily talented–and good thing you chose this as a career path!! Or maybe–it chose you!!
So very kind of you! I greatly appreciate your comments. I am a psychotherapist by profession and photography for me is a hobby….which is nice because I only do it for fun. Cheers to you, welcome and thank you!
A spotless lady bug – Wow – it that extra lucky. We were visiting Myrtle beach one year and walking at waters edge must have dislodged a lady bug nest in the sand and had them all over our feet and hands.
Another time visiting in CT, our friends home was actually infested with thousands of Ladybugs. …hmmm not so lucky? Not sure of the rhyme. But most children’s rhymes mean something. Like Ring Around the Rosy…though I think it’s been altered to some made up word instead of ashes, ashes we all fall down – because it was about the plague (and how the unfortunate victims were treated…- I’ll leave it at that).
I found the meaning of the Lady Bug rhyme, but I’m e-mailing it to you.
Fascinating all the lady bug stories! Thank you Jules!! Cheers, Cindy
I remember the rhyme as ‘Lady Bird, Lady Bird fly away quick your house is on fire your children are sick.’ Not much better but it never worried me as a child. Most of those rhymes were about blind mice, eggs falling off walls and being frightened by spiders.
Yes I heard there were different versions in the UK as well. Interesing. Thank you & cheers to you!!
We fly off tomorow, hope you have a good time in Europe.
Lovely photos, Cindy– a real joy. Yes, I always thought that verse was mighty creepy for a nursery rhyme. I heard it for the first time on an old Peter, Paul & Mary record, of all things! : )
Which Peter, Paul and Mary song I am wondering. I will google it & thank you for the kind words~