Nats and Mosquitoes

@RubyHawk (99405)

Atlanta, Georgia

August 10, 2022 6:23pm CST

Did you guys notice we had a pay day? I was surprised when I looked at my email and there it was. We’ve had so many thunderstorm and heavy rains for the last few weeks but I walk by the creek every day or two and the water was never high until yesterday. Water was almost over the banks and rushing downstream. I haven’t seen it like that in a long time. Mosquitoes and gnats were thick and I didn’t linger. I was caught in the rain on my way back which was nice and cooling so I didn’t mind getting wet.

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@wolfgirl569 (106425)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Aug 22

Lovely area. Gnats is what has been bad here.

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@wolfgirl569 (106425)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Aug 22

@RubyHawk Thats what we have had. I am surprised the mosquitoes are not bad.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Aug 22

@wolfgirl569 All of a sudden they were at the creek. I didn’t stay long. I hope they don’t spread to my apartment.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Aug 22

They hadn’t bothered me before but all the rain has brought them out

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@jobelbojel (35648)

• Philippines

12 Aug 22

We also had thunderstorm forecast for a week. The payment is early again. I don't have money but this month will surely reach the minimum.

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@jobelbojel (35648)

• Philippines

13 Aug 22

@RubyHawk hopefully. So it will add up to my earning.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Aug 22

Oh, yes you’ll reach it next month.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Aug 22

@jobelbojel We have a couple of weeks.Hopefully it will come out right.

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@much2say (55669)

• Los Angeles, California

11 Aug 22

Oh yes, it's nice to see "pay day" each month

. It looks so lovely there . . . but I'll bet the massive insects are not so fun. It's so amazing that it's stormy out in some places - and places like ours are so darn dry with no rain in sight.

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@much2say (55669)

• Los Angeles, California

12 Aug 22

@RubyHawk Wow, what a total difference from your sister's place! Hopefully those insects won't linger . . . such a nuisance when there gets to be too many.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Aug 22

@much2say I won’t go to the creek until the ground drys out a bit.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Aug 22

I know. It’s weird. My sister lives about a hundred miles north of us and they’ve had a dry summer. Her garden dried up. The insects around the creek will leave when the ground drys or they might die without dampness. I’m not sure.

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@LadyDuck (471482)

• Switzerland

11 Aug 22

I was surprised that this time we have been paid in advance, but it happened also in thepast. I dislike mosquitoes, if I could only find a way to get rid of them.

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@LadyDuck (471482)

• Switzerland

12 Aug 22

@RubyHawk We do not have mosquitoes inside our home, but they are in the garden.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Aug 22

I don’t have any mosquitoes at my apartment. If I did I couldn’t use my deck.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Aug 22

@LadyDuck I haven’t seen any mosquitoes around my apartment! I hope I don’t

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@moffittjc (121612)

• Gainesville, Florida

17 Aug 22

That’s a beautiful photo. I imagine if you remove the summer heat, the gnats and the mosquitoes, it’s probably a great place to relax and enjoy God’s beauty

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@moffittjc (121612)

• Gainesville, Florida

20 Aug 22

@RubyHawk Very interesting that you are getting lots of rain this summer. It's been a very dry summer her in my area of Florida. Not drought-like conditions, but we really haven't been getting our daily deluge of afternoon thunderstorms like we usually do.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

20 Aug 22

@moffittjc We’ve had rain practically every day for a month. We have had a few sunny days but it’s rained twice today. I’ve heard with too much rain in some parts of the country and drought in other areas that we could have a food shortage this fall. Have you heard that?

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

18 Aug 22

I don’t recall when it’s rained so much in one summer. I think it brought all the bugs out I enjoy walking by the creek and the trail through the complex usually but I’ll wait until the rain stops to go back to the creek

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Aug 22

Two reasons I stay inside during the summer. Lovely photo.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Aug 22

It’s unusual to see gnats and mosquitoes here but we’ve had an unusual amount of rain the last month.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Aug 22

@RubyHawk I know they are really bad around water. Thankfully no water here. The screen room helps too.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Aug 22

@CarolDM Gnats and mosquitoes breed around water. Thankfully no gnats or mosquitoes are around my apartment. If they were I’d be stuck inside.

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@RebeccasFarm (89870)

• Arvada, Colorado

11 Aug 22

Oh those dang mosquitoes there Ruby..yes dont linger for sure. Here the water is so dry there is nothing in that creek out back here, though I had not been in ages. It is so dry here drought.

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@RebeccasFarm (89870)

• Arvada, Colorado

13 Aug 22

@RubyHawk Wow that is something..none here at all

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Aug 22

@RebeccasFarm Those were the first I’ve seen this year. It’s because we’ve had so much rain. Everything is damp and wet.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Aug 22

I think we’ve had more rain this summer than I’ve ever seen. It’s rained almost every day. I’d love to share with the drought areas.

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@Marilynda1225 (82789)

• United States

16 Aug 22

We haven't had any rain and need it desperately.

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@Marilynda1225 (82789)

• United States

16 Aug 22

@RubyHawk and we're the opposite. It's weird isn't it

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

17 Aug 22

@Marilynda1225 It is absolutely weird.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 Aug 22

I don’t know if we’ve ever had so much rain and storms as this summer.

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@cacay1 (83505)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

27 Aug 22

Mosquitoes surround during rainy days. The photo despite flooding but looks cute and lovely. It's surrounded by lovely trees.

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@cacay1 (83505)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

27 Aug 22

@RubyHawk it's nice to sit there and ponder the sweet yesterdays.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Aug 22

It is a pretty place I love the trees.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Aug 22

@cacay1 Yes or sit and daydream.

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@thelme55 (77080)

• Germany

3 Sep 22

What an awesome photo. I can imagine walking around in that place.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

4 Sep 22

It’s an awesome place to walk and I’m down there every day or so.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

4 Sep 22

@thelme55 It’s nice and shady.

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@thelme55 (77080)

• Germany

4 Sep 22

@RubyHawk That is a good place to walk every day.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

14 Aug 22

I didn't reach the minimum this month. We are facing a drought here.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Aug 22

We have had too much rain this summer. It seems to be either feast or famine.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 Aug 22

@nela13 We’ll probably all have droughts next summer.

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@nela13 (58667)

• Portugal

16 Aug 22

@RubyHawk yes, it seems to be that way every where.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26777)

• United States

13 Aug 22

Rain is needed but, just enough for water wells.

Insects, not mi favorite things. Though I like, ladybugs in the wild.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Aug 22

@oahuwriter I like all those too. They’re all good.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Aug 22

I can take anything but Gnats and mosquitoes.

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@oahuwriter (26777)

• United States

14 Aug 22

Insects,

. I only like dragon fly, damsel fly, ladybug & butterfly in the wild. My home, daddy long legs spiders, house lizards & crickets. Crickets good luck and money bringer.

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@Adie04 (17360)

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11 Aug 22

Talking about mosquitos, my cousin last 2 weeks, got dengue.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Aug 22

I’m sorry about your cousins sickness. What is dengue?

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@Adie04 (17360)

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12 Aug 22

@RubyHawk It's one of the diseases caused by mosquitoes.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Aug 22

@Adie04 I didn’t know mosquitoes caused diseases other than malaria.

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@Beestring (14564)

• Hong Kong

11 Aug 22

Here, we have over 50 cases of malaria, a serious disease that spreads when you're bitten by a mosquito infected by tiny parasites. All patients got the disease from Africa. No local case is found so far.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Aug 22

@Beestring Do they not have hospitals that can treat them?

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@Beestring (14564)

• Hong Kong

13 Aug 22

@RubyHawk The visitors who came to HK with Malaria were sent to hospital's isolation wards.

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@Beestring (14564)

• Hong Kong

12 Aug 22

@RubyHawk Right now, we don't have local cases. All cases are imported. They are from Africa. The patients have to be isolated in hotels or hospitals.

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@GreatMartin (23672)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

13 Aug 22

Payday??? I'm lucky if I make a payday every 3rd month!

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@GreatMartin (23672)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

2 Oct 22

@RubyHawk And now I won't get paid at all because I had to cancel my paypal account!

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 Oct 22

@GreatMartin Why did you have to cancel PayPal?

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Aug 22

I know. The pennies come in slowly

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@Tampa_girl7 (50273)

• United States

30 Aug 22

All of the rain here has brought on a lot of flying insects too.

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@Tampa_girl7 (50273)

• United States

30 Aug 22

@RubyHawk here too and the thunder has been so loud today.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

30 Aug 22

We’ve had so much rain and it’s pouring down right now.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

30 Aug 22

@Tampa_girl7 Thunder is rolling here now. Hopefully it won’t last long.

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@sallypup (61172)

• Centralia, Washington

19 Aug 22

Your photo is straight out of Tolkein. There must be a bench nearby to sit and dream on.

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@sallypup (61172)

• Centralia, Washington

19 Aug 22

@RubyHawk Oh my that sounds idyllic.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

19 Aug 22

@sallypup It’s just an old wooden deck, a good place to stop and rest while enjoying the scenery.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

19 Aug 22

There’s a little deck out partially over the creek and bench not far from there.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

27 Aug 22

Love that photo! We’ve had almost no rain and a summer long heatwave.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

27 Aug 22

@RubyHawk I heard about the rain and flooding in so many parts of the US. Climate change has affected us all.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Aug 22

@DianneN Climate change is effecting everything worldwide I believe.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Aug 22

We’ve had too much rain.

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@Ronrybs (19363)

• London, England

2 Sep 22

At that time we were having a bit of a heat wave. Luckily things have cooled down and we have had a bit of rain. Still in drought conditions, though. Pleased to say mosquitoes are to much a problem here

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@Ronrybs (19363)

• London, England

2 Sep 22

@RubyHawk Gnats can be a problem here, around water, but more so in Scotland, I think

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 Sep 22

@Ronrybs Those little gnats get in you ears and nose So aggravating

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 Sep 22

I don’t have gnats or mosquitoes at my apartment but at the creek the were terrible.

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@Neil43 (3313)

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28 Sep 22

Congratulations on that pay day.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Sep 22

Thank you but it was nothing to brag about. No matter. I enjoy mylotting.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Oct 22

@Neil43 I’m here , at least for a little while most days.

@Neil43 (3313)

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13 Oct 22

@RubyHawk Likewise, I enjoy mylotting and I try my best to be here as much as possible.

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