“A small speckled visitor Wearing a crimson cape Brighter than a cherry Smaller than a grape A polka-dotted someone Walking on my wall A black-hooded lady In a scarlet shawl.” Joan Walsh Anglund
Ladybirds (ladybugs) or as we call them in Sweden – Nyckelpigor (Keymaids) … is one of my favourite things. They make me feel so good and fuzzy inside! This 3 ladybirds had signed as crew on my friends sailing boat.
In Slovenian, one is called ‘pikapolonica’. 🙂 Maybe you’ll find it funny that when I first had ‘peaches’, ‘pesce’, the peach-resembling dessert from these parts, amore told me that its deep red colour comes from a liqueur made from ladybirds! 😀 I had to google it and it turns out that the liqueur is ‘alchèrmes’ and is actually “obtained by the addition of Kermes, a small parasitic insect from which the drink derives its name.” (Wiki) Imagine that!!
Wow, I was just reading on Wiki … I hope they don’t use ladybugs still today!!!! We need the lovely bug … in the nature not in our drinks. Very interesting .. but in the old days they collected colours totally from the nature. I also found out that it’s only the females scale insects the use. I suppose ladybugs belongs to scale insects.
Yes, over here we say it means luck. Long time since a “nyckelpiga” landed on me, but as a child it happened so often. Maybe that’s why I’m so luck today. Bedtime hug from a chilly Istanbul! *smile
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Thanks, Chris!
What a great poem! I love ladybugs as well – tiny ladies that always make me smile!
Yes, they are so lovely … but don’t see them around that much anymore .. remember as child the summers was full of them. *smile …
Childhood memories – good to have them!
It truly is … !!!!!
There can never be too many ladybugs!
I totally agree …. with you! *smile
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In Slovenian, one is called ‘pikapolonica’. 🙂 Maybe you’ll find it funny that when I first had ‘peaches’, ‘pesce’, the peach-resembling dessert from these parts, amore told me that its deep red colour comes from a liqueur made from ladybirds! 😀 I had to google it and it turns out that the liqueur is ‘alchèrmes’ and is actually “obtained by the addition of Kermes, a small parasitic insect from which the drink derives its name.” (Wiki) Imagine that!!
Wow, I was just reading on Wiki … I hope they don’t use ladybugs still today!!!! We need the lovely bug … in the nature not in our drinks. Very interesting .. but in the old days they collected colours totally from the nature. I also found out that it’s only the females scale insects the use. I suppose ladybugs belongs to scale insects.
I think it’s not ladybugs they ever used, but a kind of aphids. He didn’t know the word for them, I think, and said lady-bugs instead. 😀
I looked at an image .. and they are not that cute, but they are from the same family of bugs.
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Thank you!
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THAaaAAaaanks!
I like both poem and photo.
janet
Thank you so much, Janet.
I agree! They are adorable and it’s always very special if they land on you. 🙂
Yes, over here we say it means luck. Long time since a “nyckelpiga” landed on me, but as a child it happened so often. Maybe that’s why I’m so luck today. Bedtime hug from a chilly Istanbul! *smile