Day 926: cricket

Male crickets are mated with females, in order to fine-tune their physical condition and boost their vigour.

Artwork of the day
Chinese Cabbage and Crickets
Ding Yanyong
Date: 1970

Word of the day
cricket: a brown or black insect that makes short, loud noises by rubbing its wings together

Quote of the day 
“Lola?" Cricket is on his knees at the side of my bed. I feel it. "I'm here," he whispers. "You can talk to me or not talk to me, but I'm here.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door