Finally ! I see them ...

Grasshoppers... yes grasshoppers ! ... I only saw 1 and it was brown ...   been doing the grass and they usually fly all around me...

an such a pretty green...most of them ...  like the grass ...  I see them every yr... about this time ... seems like defiantly a fall thing :>) 

I like reading Animal Totems ...

Grasshopper teaches to take a leap forward in life and to trust in your own instincts and rhythms. Listen to your inner voice and let grasshopper guide you. He teaches patience to be bold and move with pride and grace. Grasshopper can teach the ability to take more chances and continue onward with persistence. He demonstrates the power of intuition, feelings, communication, awareness of surroundings and circumstances. Are you trusting your instincts and listening to your inner voice? It may be time to guard your exterior self and protect your emotions. Grasshopper medicine will show the balance between outgoing behavior and quite solitude. He demonstrates the skill of being courageous as well as taking flight when needed. His medicine lends stability and solidity to new endeavors. Grasshopper guides in the transformations of thoughts, ideals and perceptions as new spiritual insights are acquired.