Nats and Mosquitoes

@RubyHawk (99397)

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 (113755)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Aug 22

Lovely area. Gnats is what has been bad here.

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@wolfgirl569 (113755)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• 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 (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Aug 22

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

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@jobelbojel (36623)

• 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 (36623)

• Philippines

13 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Aug 22

Oh, yes you’ll reach it next month.

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Aug 22

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

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@much2say (57381)

• 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 (57381)

• 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 (99397)

• 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 (99397)

• 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 (472496)

• 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 (472496)

• Switzerland

12 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• 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 (99397)

• 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 (123312)

• 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 (123312)

• 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 (99397)

• 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 (99397)

• 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 (203410)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• 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 (203410)

• 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 (99397)

• 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 (93151)

• United States

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 (93151)

• United States

13 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• 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 (99397)

• 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 (84112)

• United States

16 Aug 22

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

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@Marilynda1225 (84112)

• United States

16 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

17 Aug 22

@Marilynda1225 It is absolutely weird.

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• 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 (84460)

• 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 (84460)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

27 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Aug 22

It is a pretty place I love the trees.

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Aug 22

@cacay1 Yes or sit and daydream.

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@thelme55 (77375)

• Germany

3 Sep 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• 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 (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

4 Sep 22

@thelme55 It’s nice and shady.

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@thelme55 (77375)

• Germany

4 Sep 22

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

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@nela13 (58825)

• Portugal

14 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• 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 (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 Aug 22

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

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@nela13 (58825)

• 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 (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• 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 (17358)

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11 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Aug 22

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

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@Adie04 (17358)

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12 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Aug 22

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

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@Beestring (15112)

• 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 (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Aug 22

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

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@Beestring (15112)

• 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 (15112)

• 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 (23670)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

13 Aug 22

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

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@GreatMartin (23670)

• 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 (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 Oct 22

@GreatMartin Why did you have to cancel PayPal?

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Aug 22

I know. The pennies come in slowly

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@Tampa_girl7 (52185)

• 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 (52185)

• United States

30 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

30 Aug 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

30 Aug 22

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

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@sallypup (63403)

• 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 (63403)

• Centralia, Washington

19 Aug 22

@RubyHawk Oh my that sounds idyllic.

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• 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 (99397)

• 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 (247166)

• United States

27 Aug 22

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

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@DianneN (247166)

• 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 (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Aug 22

@DianneN Climate change is effecting everything worldwide I believe.

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Aug 22

We’ve had too much rain.

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@Ronrybs (20220)

• 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 (20220)

• 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 (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 Sep 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• 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 (3676)

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28 Sep 22

Congratulations on that pay day.

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Sep 22

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

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@RubyHawk (99397)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Oct 22

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

@Neil43 (3676)

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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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