Yesterday was a fine day for riding, so I geared up, told Linda be back in awhile and hit the road. Did my typical get out of town as quickly as possible on I-12 east and exit on to some back country roads.
Temperature was perfect with a high in the mid to low 80's, virtually no wind. The only drawbacks to all this perfection was the lisgustrum is in full bloom. The flowers have a very musky unpleasant smell. The stuff is everywhere along the sides of the roads. Plus I am somewhat allergic to it. Another is the love bugs are out for their semi annual mating ritual. Everyone knows riding through a swarm of these bugs is very unpleasant.
I stopped for a rest break in Kentwood, Louisiana........the proud home of Brittany Spears. Funny not a single sign indicating Kentwood was her hometown. Gee, wonder why????
As I was sipping on a bottle of water and chewing on a protein bar I noticed this very large orange and tan moth climbing up the bottm of a nearby tree. This thing was at least 3 to 4 inches across wingtip to wingtip.
Looked it up when I got home. It is called a Royal Walnut Moth.
http://bugoftheweek.com/blog/2013/9/9/silkmoth-season-part-2-a-royal-welcome-royal-walnut-moth-icitheronia-regalisi
Total ride about 230 miles......about all my back can take at this time. Got an upcoming appointment with a neurosurgeon to see what we can do to get things right again. L4, L5, and S1 have some issues, mostly bulging discs and pressure on nerve roots.
Posting pics post haste...…..
MOTHRA
GIVI V47 Topcase…..
Temperature was perfect with a high in the mid to low 80's, virtually no wind. The only drawbacks to all this perfection was the lisgustrum is in full bloom. The flowers have a very musky unpleasant smell. The stuff is everywhere along the sides of the roads. Plus I am somewhat allergic to it. Another is the love bugs are out for their semi annual mating ritual. Everyone knows riding through a swarm of these bugs is very unpleasant.
I stopped for a rest break in Kentwood, Louisiana........the proud home of Brittany Spears. Funny not a single sign indicating Kentwood was her hometown. Gee, wonder why????
As I was sipping on a bottle of water and chewing on a protein bar I noticed this very large orange and tan moth climbing up the bottm of a nearby tree. This thing was at least 3 to 4 inches across wingtip to wingtip.
Looked it up when I got home. It is called a Royal Walnut Moth.
http://bugoftheweek.com/blog/2013/9/9/silkmoth-season-part-2-a-royal-welcome-royal-walnut-moth-icitheronia-regalisi
Total ride about 230 miles......about all my back can take at this time. Got an upcoming appointment with a neurosurgeon to see what we can do to get things right again. L4, L5, and S1 have some issues, mostly bulging discs and pressure on nerve roots.
Posting pics post haste...…..
MOTHRA
GIVI V47 Topcase…..
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