Every summer there seems to be either a fly, ant, or hornet plague in this area. As a kid, we used to call them wasps. I had noticed a small nest forming by the outside kitchen door but did not give it much thought. That is the main door I use to go to the backyard where the greater part of my chores take place.
I was carrying a load to hang on the clothesline when I felt a sharp pain in my right shoulder blade...darn thing had stung me without me even provoking it...grrrrrrr!!! I was livid but as usual, had no idea where I had placed the hornet spray that the cable guy had gifted me some time ago so had to go buy some. The wasp/hornets are also in the trees so I have to be careful as I go by a select few.
There is also a larger nest that made themselves at home in one of the cardboard boxes that the cats play in. They must have also learned their lesson as they no longer go inside it. The next day, they tried to attack me again, but they went for my eyes and face. Lucky for me I had my regular glasses and my sunglasses topped off by my face shield as people stop when they see me outside to inquire about our cars that do not even have a "for sale sign". These days nobody seems to be wearing a face mask anymore, not that the people around here ever did.
To add insult to injury the darn mesquite pods have started falling with the heat and wind. If you have been reading me for a while you know how I feel about these suckers! It is demoralizing to rake a bunch, pick them up only for another wind gust to come along and you have to start from zero.
Every morning I try to be outside by 6:45 a.m. to beat the heat as I water the trees in an attempt to save them as last summer several succumbed to the heat and drought. While it has been in the triple-digits I can not forget that last summer it was even worse at least we have been the beneficiaries of several rainstorms.
In the early hours of last Tuesday, June 22nd I was awakened by thunder, lightning, and rain hitting the window. While KSAT-12 shows we received 1.73 inches, the Ciudad Acuña newspaper El Zócaló said Del Rio got 2.50 inches and electricity was out for 5 hours in various parts of town. Can you believe ours never went out? Not even a power spike!
I was able to once again top of my primitive rain catchment but now I have to get rid of a lot of it as next week more heavy rains are in the forecast. I, therefore, have to go outside more often to water the trees and shrubs as I do not want to waste a single drop. This leads to another dilemma...how many times a day do I have to shower? All last week it has been three times.
Good night. May you all have Terlingua Dreams.
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