Write or Wrong

Sometimes, I open my blog to write a post without knowing what I'll write.  This is one of them.  The good news?  We have a new air conditioner.  What a difference it makes during these hot, summer days that we're enjoying.  Fans are okay but cool, dry air is wonderful, especially in the evening.

I've kept busy with my insect photography.  My pet swallowtail caterpillars have moved on and so will I now.  Back to flower shots?  Or, maybe, some pictures of field crops?  We'll see but I think I'm due to hit the road again.  Too many days lately, hanging around the house.  I need to get out and see what's happening in the rural world.

I met with my former PhD supervisor, Reiny Brust, for lunch today.  He's in town, visiting his daughter.  It's hard to believe that she and her husband are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary already.  It was good to see him again and talk about the changes we've witnessed in university research into mosquitoes and mosquito-borne disease.  Not all good.  There's been a general swing from field research to high-tech laboratory studies.  Because we were both field-orientated researchers, we wonder about the current graduate students and how they are missing the real adventure of entomology.

Now, as the supper hour approaches, I'd better start preparing a meal for Margaret and myself.  Time to stop writing ...