A couple of days ago, I introduced to Buddy, the hornet who had been living with us for over two weeks. I talked about him being our new pet. Most of you realized that it was all tongue-in-cheek humor. To my delight, you went along and reacted strongly. It was a lot of fun for me, and Sylvia enjoyed it too.
At our Tuesday night small group meeting, I mentioned Buddy. You should have seen the look of horror on the faces of some. Will I ever learn to “zip my lip?”
The Buddy saga has come to an end. Wednesday night I was still awake around 2 AM (that would have been Thursday). Sleep had fled and I walked through the kitchen on the way to the office. That’s when I saw him on the counter. I returned from the office with the camera.
Buddy had expired. There he was beside the container of drink we had prepared for him. Contents were water, vinegar, sugar and a bit of salt. According to an Internet post, it was supposed to kill the likes of buddy. I guess it worked.
The next morning I found a hand-written note from Sylvia. She completed the narrative of this would-be pet.
Thus ends the tale of Buddy. Thanks for enjoying his story with us.
Should I smash the next one that appears?
Sounds like a book title “Living with Hornets.” Maybe “Dying with Hornets” would be better. Anyway, I’m not really TOO sorry.
Nor are we sorry. I liked the first title better. “Dying Hornets” would also be okay. :surrender:
Poor buddy boy thought he had a new place to live… he should have stayed outside in his element. 😉 I bet his mama warned him too…but you know, some people…er, um, hornets, never listen. :haha:
We’ve seen it many times, right?
Smashing is quicker but far less entertaining than this saga. footnote: I just smashed one in our kitchen window today.
It had become a matter that I could make it a game or be frustrated from not being able to smash him. :banghead: I chose the game, and it became very entertaining. Toward the end, he didn’t act frightened. Of course I wasn’t overtly threatening Buddy. The next one should not expect the same kind of treatment.
Maybe not.
Okay. However, I don’t think that I want to make a habit of living with hornets.