Darn it, and Highbanks

Well yesterday I caved to my habit. Held out for 17 days. Today I went to where I caved (my weak place), and I was given this idea. Why not try a point system? where every day is a point, while surviving my weak place is three. It could just be silly enough to work. I've heard somewhere if you can go 14 days without doing a habit, you can break it. But, I can't dwell on what I did then, for that's past, I can only focus on what I'm doing now. The effects of my cavature (not a word, I know) is easily irritated, much greater sarcasm, and basically just wanting what's best for me. These can last for a few days. It gradually tapers off though. I'm also going to stop listening to a specific song, because when I listened to it on youtube, there was stuff that went on I don't approve of. I think just knowing that combined with me listening to it, is slowly altering my morals. So to stop it, I must stop listening, which I'll do. Below is my point counter, and day counter, which I had just installed in this picture.





























A picture from our trip to highbanks. This bridge was very, very high up. I dropped a stick, which took 1.85 seconds to hit the bottom, but may be skwed due to my reaction time. still it's most likely at least 60 feet down. I hate heights for those who don't know. I Absolutely hate heights!





























This is an insect I found on the same bridge, a Midge perhaps? I don't know just a wild guess, my first guess would be a mayfly, but I think they're smaller...





























I think it's called the Cole Earthworks, but I forgot... and Dad said I'd definetely forget in a couple months... How about in less then a day.
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2417&nm=Highbanks-Park-Earthworks





























This is a picture at home of an ant "farming" aphids. What happens is the ant prods the aphid with it's antennas eventually getting the aphid to excrete. The aphids excrete a sugary substance I believe. The ant's will protect the aphids, which so they both benefit from this relationship. Did you know that before an aphid is born it's already pregnant with it's own baby aphids. Aphids are mostly wingless females, but a winged one will be born if the plant is becoming crowded.Aphids come in a multitude of colors such as green, brown, and black. (fact that aphid has babies inside of it, before it's born, is unverified. It's just something I've heard.)





























A picture of a clover. A clover which is flowering actually. I think the flowers of three leaved clovers are quite intriguing.





























A picture of one mantid I had let go many days earlier.





























The mantid I hadd called Mini is now Snips. I let go around 10 mantids that were in the second container, leaving 3 there. one was dead the rest were fine, but I was worried for their future, since there was so many. the ones that stayed, were just ones, that didn't come out after I shook the container over a plant. the other 5 in container 1 are all still alive. Those five are: Pheonix, Swift, Shorte, Snips, and Mystery.

This was a picture of the first Praying Mantis eggsack that hatched, which I took awhile ago. That mantis that appears to be coming out, actually, well... I don't think he made it... sadly he had apparently gotten stuck trying to molt out of it's first skin (when a Mantis hatches it actually has to get out of it's first skin which encloses them like an egg. That's how so many fit inside. I know if I try to help him, I'll kill him, by dismemberment... Trust me, I've tried it before... and that's what happened.




























I don't think I've said this here, but quite a few people know this, I found my half-sister, Penny. This happened 5/23/11.