We still have some Christmas beetles around but not as many as there were a few weeks ago. After learning more about Christmas beetles when I wrote that post I watched them a bit more closely, and pretty soon noticed that we had at least four common beetles flying at the light in the back yard.
A few days into the new year the christmas beetles attacked! Sitting comfortably in my favourite chair one evening I suddenly became aware of a very strong smell of burning. We looked out the door but didn't see anything. The smell briefly went away, then came back even stronger. I realised that smoke was coming out of the outside light. So I turned it off, then went out with a torch to have a look at it.
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I found a smoking christmas beetle carapace!
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It seems you can get too close to the light! Step away from the light.
We had a family trip to the Blue Mountains one day just before new year. Meeting up at the Conservation Hut, a new place for me at Wentworth Falls. After a lunch at the cafe we headed off for a little walk.
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| No, not to National Pass |
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| Boys always find something fascinating to explore |
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All those steps down of course means
all those steps up on the way out.
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| Queen Victoria Lookout provided a typical spectacular Blue Mountains view |
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| The lovely sandstone cliffs of the Sydney Basin |
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Oh, Louise, the views of the mountains and the forest are beautiful and look like lovely shades of watercolor paint,
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Genie
I love the Blue Mountains. Even though it has been 20 years since I was there-they are just as lush.
ReplyDeleteThe Blue Mountains look amazing. My Snapshot is at http://goo.gl/KlsQMX
ReplyDeleteNot crazy about the beetles, but love your hike in the Blue Mountains. Here's Mine
ReplyDeleteLOL... step away from the light!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous hiking adventure! And I had to smile about the burning beetles...it reminds me of all the "roasted moths" we used to smell as kids, when they "got too close to the light."
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.
Love those hiking views...but those beetles kind of freak me out!
ReplyDeleteWe call those beetles June Bugs. I'm sure that's not really their name but more likely their arrival date. They hang on the door and window screens and peer in at us!
ReplyDeleteThe Blue Mountains are beautiful. I got to fly over them but didn't get to visit.
Fantastic shots of your hike.
ReplyDeleteOne of my colleagues had a beetle infestation over Christmas too - their entire back wall & garden was covered for about 2 weeks. We're only half a suburb away and had handful of pesky night time visitors and that was it! Curious.
ReplyDeleteI also a Blue Mountains photo today :-)
We did the National Pass Undercliff walk a few years ago - it was tiring but worth it.
Oh my! Yes, beetles, step away!
ReplyDeleteLove the mountain hike shots, too. Thanks for these.
beautiful views - the walk down and up those stairs definitely worth it.
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