tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post1382982437983375264..comments2024-03-10T07:14:33.790-03:00Comments on Procrastinating Donkey: Poetry Monday: Bugs . . . and Funniesjenny_ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-3573387076849434642020-07-08T17:02:13.671-03:002020-07-08T17:02:13.671-03:00There are definitely bugs that I squish, too, kyli...There are definitely bugs that I squish, too, kylie - the same ones you mention. I can't bear to kill moths, though. They don't hurt anything, they don't carry disease - their only crime is to be irresistibly drawn to light!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-69106291107599345992020-07-08T17:00:27.568-03:002020-07-08T17:00:27.568-03:00Avoiding the light is a good way to avoid light-lo...Avoiding the light is a good way to avoid light-loving bugs! Even though it looks like we have a lot of woods around us, we really don't - those trees are just at the edge of our property line. We have a cottage near the shore that is close to swampland, and the bugs there are a million times worse! For a number of reasons we have not lived there in recent years but I remember it well :)<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed the funnies, my friend! Stay safe and - hopefully - cool in your hot climate :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-6927923496288539952020-07-08T16:56:43.668-03:002020-07-08T16:56:43.668-03:00It's strange how they can dip in and out of ou...It's strange how they can dip in and out of our lives depending on the weather. We had a cold spell after I wrote this post and they all disappeared again.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-81658737858863935012020-07-05T06:00:26.959-03:002020-07-05T06:00:26.959-03:00This resonates! I don't have cats playing with...This resonates! I don't have cats playing with bugs but I still rescue anything that seems to be in danger, usually lizards. Spiders are left alone , mosquitoes squished if possible, flies and fleas receive no mercy.<br />Ok, I'm not so live and let live as I thought! kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-66800816349410672392020-07-02T13:30:41.892-03:002020-07-02T13:30:41.892-03:00Did you tell Briana about your little friend? You ...Did you tell Briana about your little friend? You either have to find that spider or move out now! Yikes. In our house, I tend to relocate bugs to the back yard and my husband tends to kill anything not human, so it has been interesting to speculate on what littleb's take will be. I'm happy and proud to report that he transported a spider from the bathroom to the backyard last week because he knew it would freak me out. In truth, I had been keeping an eye on that spider for a few weeks, trying to decide what to do with it but not quite daring to try and remove it.Chickens Consiglierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629845187761536782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-42030948982217939852020-07-01T15:13:36.854-03:002020-07-01T15:13:36.854-03:00That's true - I do love our bats. They're...That's true - I do love our bats. They're so cute!Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-55545672374377529172020-07-01T04:50:02.427-03:002020-07-01T04:50:02.427-03:00dear Jenny how powerfully you painted your bugs en...dear Jenny how powerfully you painted your bugs encounters within your wonderful wonderful poem :)))<br /><br />i was able to see you doing all this lol <br />reminded me winter evenings when bugs start to take over the house ,we avoid to lit front yard light so we can avoid bugs that light attracts <br />while you live in such lush and wooded area bugs must have been quite a problem and your post has made me think about it <br />though life is such wonderful and miraculous thing to observe indeed no matter to what kind it belongs :)<br />poem is so amusing and beautifully done :)<br /><br />i enjoyed the funnies so much ,each ,made me laugh ,cats are breathtakingly adorable and totally opposite from their real life image lol <br />wishing you most happy splendid summer my precious friend !<br />hugs!<br />bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-91708902365697839902020-07-01T00:30:39.665-03:002020-07-01T00:30:39.665-03:00Love your work, jenny_o. I want to save the bugs b...Love your work, jenny_o. I want to save the bugs but I usually squash them. Sorry. The bugs were starting to get to be a problem but we had a record low yesterday and I think they are back to hiding again. Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-68797197036028868492020-06-30T17:45:12.241-03:002020-06-30T17:45:12.241-03:00Hah! Well done, Cherie! You've captured all th...Hah! Well done, Cherie! You've captured all the bug things that drive us crazy :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-20812977507941680402020-06-30T16:45:31.324-03:002020-06-30T16:45:31.324-03:00There's wriggly ones and squiggly ones and one...There's wriggly ones and squiggly ones and ones that make me itch<br />And then the kind of fluttery ones that make me want to twitch<br />The naughty little blighters come sneaking through the door<br />I swish them with a towel till they drop dead on the floor.<br />They sneak under the covers and bite you on the bum<br />And leave a trail of tiny bites right across your tum.<br />They whizz around the lightbulbs when I try to go to sleep<br />And then across the bathroom floor they try their best to creep<br />They buzz around the lightbulb and make me feel quite dizzy<br />And when they flap around my head I get into a tizzyCheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049568808770731003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-42965083278793489362020-06-30T14:14:35.896-03:002020-06-30T14:14:35.896-03:00LOL - but think of the bats; what would they eat? ...LOL - but think of the bats; what would they eat? :D It's disconcerting how extinct-proof the bugs are, isn't it?jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-37182493981890057092020-06-30T14:13:32.527-03:002020-06-30T14:13:32.527-03:00I'm glad to hear from you, 37p. I was beginnin...I'm glad to hear from you, 37p. I was beginning to worry - no posts lately. We are fine and I hope you are too. Yes, it seems we just get a handle on one crappy thing and three more crappy things happen ...jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-3720986377928450062020-06-30T14:11:50.162-03:002020-06-30T14:11:50.162-03:00Electrocution is a quick death and there isn't...Electrocution is a quick death and there isn't the "squish" factor to consider ... lol on throwing the dead bodies out. That's really for you, though, isn't it? ha ha!<br /><br />I'm surprised you don't get moths. They're around in swarms at our outside lights or our lighted windows after dark. Maybe you just go to bed too early to see them? :) jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-91017968209263624652020-06-30T12:43:48.763-03:002020-06-30T12:43:48.763-03:00Your poem made me chuckle! The bugs haven't b...Your poem made me chuckle! The bugs haven't been too bad at this end of the country, but we're now past the season of giant mosquitoes that are easy to see and swat; and into the tiny silent species that attack in squadrons and you don't even realize you've been chewed until you start to itch. Why isn't there ever some virus that threatens mosquitoes with extinction?Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-1069655632553789052020-06-30T09:37:17.665-03:002020-06-30T09:37:17.665-03:00Pressed publish too quickly! I hope you are doing ...Pressed publish too quickly! I hope you are doing well, friend. The poem is just like life lately. I like it’s tone of equanimity. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-53946792674809439962020-06-30T09:35:52.332-03:002020-06-30T09:35:52.332-03:00Ahh bugs. Hello there my frieAhh bugs. Hello there my frie37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-47048786876024065012020-06-30T07:01:16.865-03:002020-06-30T07:01:16.865-03:00Humans must be ruthless with bugs. There is etern...Humans must be ruthless with bugs. There is eternal war between humanity and buggery.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-49936787157874297512020-06-30T06:59:32.851-03:002020-06-30T06:59:32.851-03:00Flying cows? Gah. Pigeons are bad enough.Flying cows? Gah. Pigeons are bad enough.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-25527958128320706642020-06-30T05:26:46.233-03:002020-06-30T05:26:46.233-03:00Hahaha I loved your poem especially the last line ...Hahaha I loved your poem especially the last line about one goes out and in come three. That is so true. We don't really gets moths just flies and wasps. I'm not as kind as you, I just wack them with my bug bat. That electrocutes them. I'm sorry I don't save their lives but I do throw their dead bodies out the back door. ;)LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-80032876485032283482020-06-29T23:52:38.284-03:002020-06-29T23:52:38.284-03:00Yes, now if only I could strike for higher wages :...Yes, now if only I could strike for higher wages :)<br /><br />Glad to make you giggle!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-33071161563105347652020-06-29T23:52:04.058-03:002020-06-29T23:52:04.058-03:00Our bugs are all small, Janie. If we had your bugs...Our bugs are all small, Janie. If we had your bugs here I think I'd be a "smacker" too. Do the lizards bother you? The pictures I see make them look almost cute. The small ones. Maybe.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-36089528451201531352020-06-29T23:50:01.459-03:002020-06-29T23:50:01.459-03:00I just looked up the spotted lantern bug and - wow...I just looked up the spotted lantern bug and - wow, it really IS a major pest there, isn't it? Eeek. And ugh, too. I think I might change my mind about live and let live with those guys.<br /><br />That's funny about your cats!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-967248749516378512020-06-29T23:46:31.535-03:002020-06-29T23:46:31.535-03:00Here's a thought: why don't I package up a...Here's a thought: why don't I package up all my moths and send them to you; then you can release one whenever you need a distraction for Toby :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-2433934829935693662020-06-29T23:45:37.148-03:002020-06-29T23:45:37.148-03:00LOL! Another short snapper poem - thanks, Marie :)...LOL! Another short snapper poem - thanks, Marie :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-17354867924261677572020-06-29T22:27:40.037-03:002020-06-29T22:27:40.037-03:00Your funnies had me giggling with glee.
Excellent...Your funnies had me giggling with glee.<br /><br />Excellent poem, and those new bugs coming in are your job security, you know.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.com