Post by @stefano
Over the past few days, a few crickets have made their way into the house.
Whenever I can, I guide them back outside so they don't land on us during the night.
This morning, I was mowing the lawn a bit - not much, just as much as needed, before the rain - and there were plenty of them in the garden.
A neighbour, as often happens, suggested I cut it shorter "to drive the crickets away". I looked around: all my neighbours' lawns are kept extremely short, and the surrounding countryside is completely plowed.
"And where are the poor crickets supposed to go?"
"They'll find somewhere else."
I put the lawnmower away and decided that, in my garden, they are more than welcome.
@stefano my "lawn", currently. In the dry heat the grass stops growing but the hawksbeard is thriving. It opens its flowers for a few hours midday, and the solitary bees love it. So I leave it, even though most people probably don't like the "weeds". 😄