After months of Mommy coercion....and finally an ultimatum( do this chore now or you will never drive my car for the rest of your life..lol...).....our back door....is African blue.
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I thought the color would be difficult to find...but I was lucky. My hub bought some milk paint for a hobby project. When I looked at it.....I thought Bingo!
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Milk paint is a type of paint used since ancient Egyptian times....a combo of milk protein, lime and pigments, minerals, or organic materials for color.
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I'm not sure what mineral or pigment creates the blue color....I emailed a company specializing in milk paint to find out...but it must be common and cheap and widely distributed in Africa.
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If you'll look closely...there's a pink circle
around a butterfly-like object on the left side of the door.~
I found him early this morning. He's not a butterfly...but a male Imperial Moth....a large moth that lives in our area.
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He's clung onto the pane all day without moving. Early this evening I switched the light on and saw him twitch so I know he's still alive.
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Perhaps the blue of the door lured him to our cool oasis under our covered porch...and cool is an important concept today with a temp of 100 degrees and the forecast for no rain and 100 degree temperatures for the next few days.
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I read that male moths can fly up to five miles looking for a mate.
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If he's looking for someone in heat in this heat.......all I can say is Good Luck!
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Update: I just posted this blog when hub called me into the garage. Another big male Imperial moth was sitting on the hood of my new car. Hub scooped him up and released him outside.
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Ah! Something fluttered on the floor just a few feet away. Another one! This time smaller and less colorful...the female. I caught and released her too.
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Guess there's IS gonna be some hot loving tonight....but NOT on my new car!
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