Wednesday, September 10, 2025

travel companions

I did a 9K walk last night out to the Han River and back, with no stopping. It was a cool night for early September—20°C (68°F). I've long said that September is a hot month in South Korea until about its final week, but that's mostly during the day: nighttime temps go steadily down throughout the month, but normally not this early. Met two travel companions who are normally out around this time of year:

seen on the way out to the river

Around October, the female mantises will all be pregnant, with their hundreds of orange eggs swelling their abdomens.

seen on the way back

Joro spiders can come out as early as late August; this year, I saw few to none during my one or two August walks. But the spiders are out now.


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