Observations of the wild kingdom
Here’s a quick post about two observations I’ve made having to do with the birds and the… ants… this week.
First, my neglect of the kitchen has led to an influx of tiny little ants. I could blame the dirtiness on the off-and-on flu-thing I’ve had over the last couple of weeks, but it’s really just because I’m lazy. Anyway, the little fellas enjoyed dining on a couple patches of dropped chocolate syrup and a few pieces of shredded cheese.
This posed quite the dilemma for me; I don’t particularly enjoy killing anything that doesn’t have to be killed, but I wanted the little suckers gone. I decided (half-jokingly) to send a warning shot. I brought out the Swiffer and started to mop around them, and then the most peculiar thing happened: they retreated. There’s no doubt they retreated. They marched right back to the hole from which they came. Maybe it was the smell of the lemon citrus scent - or maybe they sent out a warning. I continue to believe that animals are not as dumb as we assume them to be. But as I found out Friday, they’re sometimes a little more uninhibited than we are.
On the way home on Friday night, I saw these two lovesparrows. It’s almost a reflex for me to grab my camera when I see something unusual or something I’ll very likely never see again, so I decided to share it with you.
I’m not sure whether to be taken in the beauty of nature and its many aspects or whether to just be grossed out. Is that like a cognitive dichotomy?
