Monday Portrait of a … Well, You Tell Me…

The other day, while still with my daughter and family, I went to hang the washing out. And returned with Wildlife attached to my person. Its body, not counting legs, was some 7 centimetres long. I took him/ her outside. Was it a giant grasshopper? Should it have been about in January? Answers gratefully received.

Incidentally, our route home is proving unexpectedly challenging. French farmers are blockading much of our proposed route, as they have been for some days…. It’s just taken us two hours to drive 16 km. ducking and diving. And it’s now 7.40 a m. …

‘Notre fin, votre faim’

I then pressed ‘publish’, and have just discovered nothing happened. Typical for a very difficult day, though it did eventually get somewhat better

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Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

48 thoughts on “Monday Portrait of a … Well, You Tell Me…”

  1. If that grasshopper had vertical stripes on its eyes (and I think I can see them) then it’s an Egyptian Grasshopper – not uncommon in the Mediterranean area.

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  5. I would have said maybe a cricket but everyone else thinks grasshopper. Why are they blockading, Margaret? What do they hope to achieve? What a rotten end to your holiday.

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    1. Their drawing attention to the declining situation they’re in. Despite the inconvenience, there’s lots of public sympathy and practical help- bread from bakers, food from grocers etc. They’re well organised and motivated.

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      2. It’s widespread. We had a whole day’s rest in Dijon today. We’re making our way to Calais from tomorrow,giving Paris a wide berth. What will be will be.

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  7. What a fascinating grasshopper! I do hope your journey improves. There’s nothing worse than reluctantly leaving somewhere and then struggling to get home. A real punishment!

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  11. Wow, that is one whopper of a grasshopper, Margaret – and in January? I’m confused. ‘Notre fin, votre faim’ – I take it that’s the French farmers protest slogan. Very aptly put.

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      5. Yes, amazing as they change so quickly. My oldest at 6 is Olivia but reverse happened as had more time with our pandemic baby Jessica as back in bubble in UK then. Anaïs is an interesting name.

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  16. It‘s the long-foretold farmers‘ strike. I know these actions from my long time living in France. Sometimes they tell you in advance, very often you are completely caught in surprise. It will indeed be a long trip back but I do hope you arrived safely and not too stressed-out in Yorkshire by now.

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