Rose Cat's Rambles

So I'm sitting here reading LJ, with the window open because it's a hot night, and something bounces off the screen (the window screen, not the computer) a couple of feet away from my head. Whoa! It's a hummingbird moth. Here's a photo.

Isn't it gorgeous? I hatched one out once. Its larval form is that humongous green caterpillar that chomps on your tomato plants. I moved it around so it didn't do any important damage to the plant and, luckily, I was there when it crawled down and started digging in the dirt. I put it into a dirt-filled jar. After a few days I dug it out gently and looked at the cool chrysalis. Then I reburied it and kept it (with holes in the jar lid, yes) until it hatched out into a lovely moth that could be mistaken for a hummingbird if it's after dark (which is when they're active) and you can't find your glasses.

I haven't seen one of those in years. Yay for nature!

I'm going to bed now. Goodnight :)

Ganked from time_converges.

1. Post about something that made you happy today.
2. Repeat for eight days.
3. Tag eight people to do the same.


Sorry, I was in a dark mood yesterday and didn't feel happy about anything. Better now :)

Yesterday: Diz, a neighbor's cat, came over and twined around my legs while I was out gardening. He's a gorgeous brown tabby who makes friends with everyone, even dogs. Although he's shorthaired, his fur is really thick and plushy from all the time he spends outside, so petting him feels wonderful. When you pet him, he purrs loudly and huskily, like a mountain lion (or any other big cat that purrs instead of roaring). He cheers me up even when I don't want to be cheered up :)

Today: I cut back (well, pulled back) the apple geranium that was smothering the milkweed plants. I'm not worried about killing it; it's incredibly hardy, not to mention invasive, which is why I needed to reduce its size in the first place. Scented geraniums have small leaves and smaller flowers, but they make up for that with strong scents: apple, peppermint, pineapple, even chocolate. They also strew their seeds everywhere, so "volunteer" plants are always coming up -- even in pots. The scented oils get on your hands. So now, even after washing, my hands smell like apples. Yum!

Of the people I've tagged, so far, cassandraterra and vail_kagami are doing this meme. I'm not sure if azriona is going to, since she's done it before. And achuislemochroi is already doing something similar.

Ganked from t_eyla. What the heck, I've got a lot more WIPs than finished fics anyway.

Post a single sentence from each WIP you have. No context, no explanations. No more than one sentence!

( I need a bigger head! )

Ganked from karaokegal , who ganked it from shi_chan

( What are you wearing? )