That’s a song I learned in the 70s as a child, watching Sesame Street. All the counting songs are forever imbedded in my brain, often hitting the needle at 3am as I awaken, and playing in my head as I do what middle-aged folks do at least twice each early morning.
Everybody likes ladybugs, no? They don’t sting. Their shape and color are pleasing, and they can eat thousands of insects in their lifetimes, so more power to them. Plus, they are polka dotted like a jaunty spring umbrella! This one seemed to enjoy our oak tree just fine. Sadly, the ice storm in February killed many of our trees, and this one was felled by a chainsaw last week, ne’er more to be walked upon by ladybug legs.
I Don't Get It 
I don’t think that I had any counting songs as a kid. If I did they didn’t stick. Are those your puppies in the header pic? Too cute. I guess after the tree was cut down the little lady bug had to fly away; fly away home.
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The ladybug picture was from a little while ago, before the tree died. Yes, those are my dogs, before the older one had his eyes removed. He doesn’t get to jump off the deck like that anymore.
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Poor baby. I hope you guys carry him onto the porch.
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I had hoped that you were finally going to answer the burning question of “what do you call a male ladybug?” But noooooo. Hey – why don’t ladybugs play hide and seek? Because they are always spotted! OK, Dad joketime over. Great close up shot of the bug. We welcome them here to gobble up all the aphids. They area big seller at Lowes, Home Despot or Amazon- 1500 for $38.
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Are you pulling my leg? You can buy ladybugs at the store? Even the Despot? I can’t think of a good name for a male ladybug. A dude-lebug?
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Of course you can buy them from HD and Lowes and Amazon. Also they sell praying mantises, manti, mantids…whatever. In the garden section!
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Not here! My husband even worked at Lowe’s and he doesn’t remember anything like that. Maybe it’s because they would all die in the 110 degrees and no rain.
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They did not sell ladybugs at the Lowes I worked at here, either, Kerbey. And next thing you know all of them will be called theybugs.
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You win the internet today for that comment! Plural vs singular be damned, in the name of PC pronouns.
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