FOWC with Fandango — Spider I have always had a deep fear of spiders which wasn’t improved when Garry got bitten by a brown recluse and spent a month on antibiotics — and then I discovered we have wolf spiders all… Read More ›
caterpillars
CRAWLING NIGHTMARES
This summer has been a nightmare. A waking nightmare. For anyone whose nightmare images are hairy crawling things coming to get you, we had’em. A LOT of them. Everywhere. Falling from the trees and the eaves. Writhing underfoot. When one… Read More ›
FIGHTING MONSTERS
We all battle monsters. Real monsters. Monsters “from the id,” and those monsters that dwell in our subconscious. And of course, there are the monsters that are us. Ever since the weather went from winter to warm, I’ve felt as if my back… Read More ›
A SECOND SPRING
After a complete defoliation by voracious gypsy caterpillars, there are signs of recovery in the woods. It’s hard to find an up-side to a gypsy moth infestation, but if any exists, it’s that you not only get more light without… Read More ›
TAIL OF THE TALE – CEE’S ODDBALL PHOTO CHALLENGE
CEE’S ODD BALL PHOTO CHALLENGE: 2016 WEEK 26 Since the invasion of the hideous caterpillars, I’ve been hiding. Even though the creepy crawlies seem to be gone, the weeks when they took over my world left me jittery and anxious…. Read More ›
NEWS FLASH! GREAT SPRAY IN THE MORNING!
He came. He sprayed. And now … we wait for millions of invading aliens to die. The guy from Turf Technologies says that we get the prize for the worst infestation of property he has ever seen. Anywhere. Is this an honor? Do… Read More ›
STILL FUCHSIAS
Even the dogs don’t want to go outside. Hard to argue with them. The weather is cool and bright and normally, they’d be outside romping and barking, but instead, they are lolling around the living room. It could be that… Read More ›
STRUGGLING WITH THE FORCES OF DARKNESS
We are in the midst of what feels like a life-and-death struggle to survive an alien invasion. Today marks the ninth day of the siege. It feels longer. Anyone who has ever been seriously ill, or recuperating from major surgery, knows the feeling…. Read More ›
LIFE IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC SMALL TOWN
I always thought it would be zombies. Lurching dead people yearning to eat my brain, shambling around moaning. But it isn’t. Nope, it’s caterpillars. Gypsy moth caterpillars. Coming not to eat me (so far), but anything that’s green and growing…. Read More ›
INVASION FORCE – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I’m not especially afraid of insects. I don’t like them, but unlike Marilyn, they don’t really frighten me. Except — right now, it’s a bad science fiction movie outside. An alien invasion. I hope this is as bad as it’s going to get. It’s pretty… Read More ›
THEY’RE BACK! RETURN OF THE GYPSY MOTH
It’s going to be a big year for the gypsy moths. They never really leave, but some years are really bad compared to other, relatively light years. This is going to be a bad year. One side of my house… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 