Oxlips: April 2017
Oxlips, the epitome of an Easter Weekend
Ladybird: April 2017
In Norfolk the Ladybird is better known as Bishy Barny Bee. The origin of the name remains disputed. Does it come from Bishop of St Barnabus (though where is this St Barnabus church?) or from Bishop Barnabus (or Barnaby?), although none is known of that name. Then again, perhaps it has an entirely different origin.
crispina kemp 
A nice name for such a nice beetle. No need for explanations, nice as it sounds. A happy easter to you
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And to you. And thank you. š
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You’re right Crispina, perfect for an Easter weekend! Thank you for sharing this uplifting post! ā¤
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Happy you’re happy š
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Happy Easter Crispina!! Umm, Lady bird and Lady bug are the same I presume? Bishy Barny Bee rolls off the tongue quite nicely though and cute….not the little red black polka dotted bug needs any more cuteness.
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Thanks, Judy. I’m cycling through my store of photos… week for week, these two come from 2017.
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Happy Easter, Crisp. Did you get the picture I sent you?
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OOPs, Just checked my email š
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Ne’er mind, ey! š
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Hi, I’ve just replied. I’ve been trying to track it down to identify it š
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Lovely pictures Crispina, that’s a cute name for a ladybird!
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Thanks, Andrea. Very much a local name
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Happy Easter, dear. Why it is called ‘ Ladybird’? Beautiful contrast.
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Thank, Indira. I think it’s called *Ladybird* for the Virgin Mary… though why bird and not bug I don’t know.
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How very perfect for spring — thanks for the dash of color!
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My pleasure. This and several other photos taken that same day have been cycling round as a slideshoe on my laptop-desktop. And every time this one comes up, it causes a swell insider me… which I’m compelled to share.
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Funny how we call them Lady Bugs and you call them Lady Birds and frankly, methinks Bishy Barny Bee is too cute for words. I’ll see how many people look at me as if I’ve lost my marbles when I call them that (now how to remember?)
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I am surprised that the name hasn’t travelled across the ocean considering how many of the earlier settlers came from East Anglia
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I’m sure there are some who use Lady Bird… I’m just not one of them, oddly enough (since I do like to take on various British expressions)
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I guess if the majority are using one term, then others will follow. Must be so, else a hussey would still mean a housewife, fully respectable, and a boob would be either a mistake or a bird.
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Hahaha!!! Hussy (no e) means a trollop and a boob can be so many things… it is rather versatile, that one.
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My point… š
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In the US we call them lady bugs.
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To me, bugs make sense. And the Bishy name I can understand. But why birds? Could it be because they fly?
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I suppose so. Or don’t they call young women “birds” in the UK? Should I just give in and Google it?
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Now there’s a thought. I don’t know when the word was first applied to women (young women). But then, I don’t know when your lady bug became our ladybird.
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I dunno! š
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