Just enough breeze to sit outside in the shade with the work laptop.
But I swear, the next time I spot one of these not-mosqiuto flies holding still, i need to snap a photo before brushing it away so I can ask iNat what the heck is biting me.
INat says they’re stable flies.
Actually it only flagged the genus, but they do look almost like house flies, which don’t bite.
I couldn’t help adding snarky comments to the observations.
“Apparently the way to catch them standing still is to take a picture *while* they’re draining my blood. Even through a sock.”
“I didn’t plan on being an all you can eat buffet today, but here we are”
It’s even better because I started the day getting blood drawn for a medical checkup