Inspired by two bloodsuckers.

That’s what my best friend Rosemary used to call them and she knew everything about the countryside. She knew where to find a white violet, where the very best wild strawberries were and the exact spot where the patch of shaking grass grew.
Google tells me that their ‘proper name’ is common red soldier beetle bit were commonly called ‘bloodsuckers’ on account of their colour. My friend knows best!