This is going into the twelve week of rice planting. The rice paddy sits near a busy road and the sound of cars passing by was real loud that I had to mute the video clips this time. I was on my way to work Friday morning and saw that they were already out there harvesting and worked late into the evening.
I Google for the name of this moth and couldn’t find any that would ID it. I think it is an orange leopard moth and has a beautiful burnt orange color.
This is going into the eleventh week of rice planting, and the aroma of the rice crops are so nice. When I drove by earlier this week, I saw that they started harvesting the mature rice crops already.
It has been so hot and humid, and this weather has made some of the rice pods mature faster. The weather here is not as hot as in Laos but real close and ideal for growing rice crops. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to visit the rice paddy yesterday evening since it was pouring rain in the morning. I’m actually glad that it did, we needed rain real bad and it was a beautiful sight to see the heavy rain.
I told my co-worker who was harvesting the rice that there is a huge spider and she said she is not afraid. Actually these spiders are quiet harmless and you can find them in the garden and rice paddy. I’m actually embarrassed to call this huge since the Australian spiders are a lot bigger, you need to check out truel’s blog post for a giant Aussie spider.
I had to work late again and didn’t get to visit the paddy until after 6:30pm (18:30). I didn’t see that many dragonflies hovering over the paddy. I spotted the green one right before I left and didn’t get a very clear shot. I checked my camera LCD screen and wasn’t happy with it, and by the time I looked up it was gone.
