Day 340: If Waldo was sitting on your hand, you'd probably describe him as being brown, but once he's in his own element, his patterns and coloration mimic warm grey earthtones and shadows amazingly well. However, when he opens his wings and flies, broad bands of yellow may make you think he's a butterfly.
I've seen more grasshoppers this year than any time in the last decade. When I was young, we would collect them by the dozen, but these days, it's rare that I see more than three or four all summer. I wonder if they are truly in decline, or if their range has simply shifted in response to climate change? Many plants and critters are moving north.
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