Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
On 18 Dec, a very large cat showed up at our house. It was late and cold, and he looked in the door and made it clear he wanted inside. Well, since we have two cats already and he was a stranger, we...
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Leoghaire now seems to be a lone doe. No sign of a fawn. No sign of other does. Kinda concerned about the area deer population now.
She comes up several times a day, but we only feed her in the evening. While she dines, the kittens stare out the windows and chitter at her.
The boys met their first scorpion a couple nights ago. I believe Rudy got stung, from the way he reacted. But he was fine next day. The scorpion was smashed into goo. I hate it when they actually make it inside the house.
Learned something important today. Fire ants do NOT, local lore notwithstanding, eat ticks. They eat the same thing red harvester ants eat, small plants and sap (red ants also eat dead insects they happen on). Therefore, all fire ants are gonna DIE! Maybe the red ant population will increase, and therefore the protected Texas horn lizard (horny toad) will bounce back. The ticks will still get eaten by the scorpions, giant red-headed centipedes, and other lizard varieties. We certainly haven't seen any ticks here for years, so something's eating them.
Our swimming pool pump died, at over 20 years old -- pretty good run. While we wait on the new one to arrive, each swim session will begin with a good surface clean to sweep up all the bugs. Then, as I work out, I'll keep sweeping up whatever I stir up. We'll use the pool vacuum every day to keep the water moving. At present, the rains have filled the pool to the very upper edge, so the pump would have been inefficient in the first place, but I'll feel a lot better when the new pump is installed.
Supper's ready. Later, y'all.
She comes up several times a day, but we only feed her in the evening. While she dines, the kittens stare out the windows and chitter at her.
The boys met their first scorpion a couple nights ago. I believe Rudy got stung, from the way he reacted. But he was fine next day. The scorpion was smashed into goo. I hate it when they actually make it inside the house.
Learned something important today. Fire ants do NOT, local lore notwithstanding, eat ticks. They eat the same thing red harvester ants eat, small plants and sap (red ants also eat dead insects they happen on). Therefore, all fire ants are gonna DIE! Maybe the red ant population will increase, and therefore the protected Texas horn lizard (horny toad) will bounce back. The ticks will still get eaten by the scorpions, giant red-headed centipedes, and other lizard varieties. We certainly haven't seen any ticks here for years, so something's eating them.
Our swimming pool pump died, at over 20 years old -- pretty good run. While we wait on the new one to arrive, each swim session will begin with a good surface clean to sweep up all the bugs. Then, as I work out, I'll keep sweeping up whatever I stir up. We'll use the pool vacuum every day to keep the water moving. At present, the rains have filled the pool to the very upper edge, so the pump would have been inefficient in the first place, but I'll feel a lot better when the new pump is installed.
Supper's ready. Later, y'all.
