Saturday, September 5, 2009

Crunch!

"Mom!  Don't hit them!"  Cedar yells continually.

"I'm trying!"  I respond.

South Dakota and Nebraska have had an unusually high population of grasshoppers and crickets this year.  Millions are hopping around and on us as we pedal on.  They are all sizes, from 1/4 inch to palm sized.  It's the large ones that I really try to avoid.  

"Go ahead and pick it up," I encouraged.

"Mom, it's intimidating," Cedar replied.

Some of these are just huge.  None are very coordinated.  They bounce off us and roll down the pavement.

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