This morning I brought Meredith, the hen, a fresh piece of cucumber to munch on. She was outside, enjoying the warm sunshine and fresh air. I filled the bird feeders. I added potato peels and banana peels and orange rinds to the compost. I saw that deer had eaten a large part of my jack-o-lantern. As long as I was out there I thought I would add the 9 bags of leaves I had from another yard. My two compost piles were full but I added leaves to the top. Now I have two compost piles piled high. They look like leafy ice cream cones, one square and one round. As I emptied the bags I found a bug. This bug was so exquisite in appearance I had to stop and admire it's beauty. The shape was a long oval. The bug had a slender lime green body, extra long antennae, and lacy, translucent wings with veins showing. I know these leaves were bagged 17 days ago. This bug was in good shape for having lived 17 days inside a black plastic bag and being roughly transported 25 miles northwest. The bug was sluggish but still moving around. A compost pile isn't the worst place for a bug to ride out the long winter.
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