The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[ronott1]

I have not read a good book in a while. What is the topic?

Most of the population is killed by a virus. The main character is in the Sierras bitten by a rattlesnake during the outbreak so lives. The rest is his survival Story

 

[DigMyChicks]

Good Morning Friends

We had an interesting evening to say the least

We were just sitting down to dinner when flying ants started invading the house; even though we have screens on the windows and doors, they were squeezing in through any gap they could find.

So, the evening was spent sitting in the dark with just the TV on and this morning before work was spent vacuuming the house, sweeping the bodies off the deck etc. I could hear vacuum cleaners going in a couple of houses and was chatting to the neighbours while they swept their deck also. The town was obviously invaded.

I should have taken pictures of the house before I cleaned it but I was in a hurry to get it done before I started work. They were piled high at the bottom of the back and front screen doors and the kitchen window tracks were overloaded with dead ants plus all over the kitchen floor, benches and in the lounge room.

I did take a picture of under just one street lamp though; a bit hard to see but the orange bits and piles are dead and dying ants and as mentioned, that is just one lamp so imagine that many all over town and on patios and decks and inside houses

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That is what nightmares are made of!!

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Good Morning Friends

We had an interesting evening to say the least

We were just sitting down to dinner when flying ants started invading the house; even though we have screens on the windows and doors, they were squeezing in through any gap they could find.

So, the evening was spent sitting in the dark with just the TV on and this morning before work was spent vacuuming the house, sweeping the bodies off the deck etc. I could hear vacuum cleaners going in a couple of houses and was chatting to the neighbours while they swept their deck also. The town was obviously invaded.

I should have taken pictures of the house before I cleaned it but I was in a hurry to get it done before I started work. They were piled high at the bottom of the back and front screen doors and the kitchen window tracks were overloaded with dead ants plus all over the kitchen floor, benches and in the lounge room.

I did take a picture of under just one street lamp though; a bit hard to see but the orange bits and piles are dead and dying ants and as mentioned, that is just one lamp so imagine that many all over town and on patios and decks and inside houses

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That's just freaky.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Teila, when you hear of us complaining about stink bugs and lady bugs that bite... What you described is our reality. They lay their eggs through the screens so when they hatch, they are inside the house. They starve to death as there's no food for them here and they are everywhere. But that's life in the country.... I'll gladly take the bugs over the nosy neighbors I had in the city. At least I can kill the bugs on site without fear of jail.

We have those nasty little Asian beetles that look like lady bugs and they stink and bite.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Most of the population is killed by a virus. The main character is in the Sierras bitten by a rattlesnake during the outbreak so lives. The rest is his survival Story

Sounds like my type of book.

 

[CapricornFarm]

That's just freaky.

We have had a lot of flying ants, but not that many. We now have bats living in the porch overhang! As if flying squirrels and bees were not enough!

 

[drumstick diva]

Cap how are the baby bunnies doing?

 

[CapricornFarm]

Cap how are the baby bunnies doing?

Hey DD, they are doing well. I have been really lucky as the weather is very warm for this time of year!

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[JaeG]

Hey DD, they are doing well. I have been really lucky as the weather is very warm for this time of year!View attachment 1276312

Oh, too cute! I love baby bunnies!

My Button eggs are frustrating me. This particular hen whose eggs I'm hatching makes the thickest shells ever. I've never had a problem candling before but I can't even see into the air cells! They are very pretty, brown, speckled eggs though. The first one she laid didn't even have a top coat and I'm still having trouble seeing into it, but I can hear baby tapping so hopefully it'll be here soon. I'm desperate to see what colours the chicks are as it'll give me a clue as to what colours the parents are.

I've sold another cockatiel today (now there are just three left to find homes for). He's going to be a surprise birthday present so he's staying here until the weekend.

@Teila hopefully your ant influx was a one off!