Willow Ermines

I don't know if you can see the little silvery creatures on the wall, but the close up is there to show you what they are.  These fragile moths have, I assume, made it across the Channel and are resting on our balcony this week.  They seem happy and content in their new home, moving about during the night, changing places, but I guess they will need to be off about their business in time.  Presumably, as they are Willow Ermine moths,  they need Willow trees for courtship, for egg-laying purposes. And we have no willows on our balcony.

We found more new moths on our balcony on Friday morning - new to our hotel and balcony I mean. If any of them turn out to be new to Science and need naming then I am happy to pull a name out of the ether at random - The Lovely Susan, let's say.  "How about The Lovely Rachel?" (That from the next computer, whose operator is rather fond of Countdown Rachel.)

I am standing firm on The Lovely Susan - though hopefully not literally!  You have to be careful where you step on our balcony these mothy days.

There is some horrifying flooding in Texas - flooding which tragically may have engulfed at least one Summer camp, full of children.

I hope so much that the families who have lost their children to this flood know what Jesus did when he met a widow who had lost her only son.  He resurrected the child and gave him back to his mother.

Isn't that what he will do for all bereaved parents - for all bereaved children - once the Kingdom of God is ruling over the earth?

It is hard to imagine how much joy there will be as parent and child are re-united.  But, as always, I hope we are there to find out.

The Captain is out on the balcony, sorting out our mothy visitors. It is overcast, but warm today.  We did have some rain a couple of days ago - much needed - and we heard a thunderstorm in the distance yesterday.

It is our wedding anniversary today  - which we may celebrate modestly with a glass of wine and some fish and chips if we don't both fall asleep in front of the telly before that can happen.