Los Flemings

Early Friday morning Sam and I collected Grandpa Bunk from the airport for a weekend visit. As you can see, they were both pretty excited. We got some time in at the playground on Friday before grilling in the evening at home.


Saturday afternoon's adventure was a canoe ride on the Eno River (just outside Durham). Sam tried valiantly to catch a fish without success but we did rescue a Luna moth from the river (twice).

After drying out its wings the first time, it managed to fly several yards before landing back in the river. The second rescue was more successful with the moth making back over the river bank before landing in some grass.

We also had an encounter with the creature pictured at left that we are still trying to identify. It appeared to come from the river and moved like an inch worm. It had a suction foot at each end and would stretch out then contract back into a leaf shape. Sam named it 'Eyeball' and declared it 'Ruler of the River Bottom'. Any suggestions on what it might be? (tip: if you click on the picture you can see a larger image)