Ants are on my cabinet, mosquitoes at the door;
Summertime has come at last. Who could ask for more?
I don’t know if they are coming in to escape the rain, or if the rain is causing them to multiply. Maybe each raindrop is a tiny capsule filled with baby mosquitoes and ants. Maybe they are invaders from space. Is it a plague?
City-wide spraying does no good at all. In fact, I harbor a belief that spraying gets rid of the bees and butterflies and dragonflies but the mosquitoes regard it as the nectar of the gods. We need to bring back dragonflies and swallows and bats and whatever else include mosquitoes in their diet.
And, ants? Whole villages live in mounds or holes in my yard. Neighborhoods of ants! They must all be friends, because they aren’t warring with each other. We should take a lesson from them.
Since every plague must surely have its plus side, perhaps they’d be good in a new mystery: Ants, Mosquitoes, and Murder. Only thing is, I don’t believe it would be considered cozy.
Cute poem! Blanche, do you have fire ants? We used to have those in Houston, Texas. I normally am bothered by mosquitos. This year my husband has already gotten lots of bites. I haven’t gotten one yet.
We have lots of ants also. My husband sealcoated our driveway last week and a few days later, there were already ant hills in it. How could that even happen?
I hope you have a wonderful summer.
Thanks for writing, Susan. No, thank goodness, we don’t have fire ants. Our neighbor to the south of us, Texas, does. I’ve noticed several mosquitoes, but, later, I’m sure they’ll come in hordes. They always do. My goodness! Those ants were determined to make hills in your driveway. I don’t know how that could have happened either. I hope you have a wonderful summer, too, with many book sales!