Achieving a balance with nature
I have a lot of respect for nature and our earth. I have written about preserving our earth for the future as well as responsible outdoor lighting. But, this isn’t about that at all.
I took my son to a birthday party over the weekend on Saturday. It was at a local farm. They had a petting/feeding event with a variety of animals as well as a hay ride. Good outdoor fun on a really nice spring day. Except, I was dissed by a llama. I took this picture about 30 seconds before this little ba$tard spit in my face!
That’s my three year old son in the picture. He was going to put some food in that bucket but got understandably spooked when these guys quickly started moving in. So, he backed off. I guess this upset the one in the center because I then heard a hissing sound and was sprayed with…who knows what. I didn’t know what happened but a nearby mother heard my gasp and said “I heard that llamas spit but I’ve never seen it happen.” Until now I guess. I wiped it off my face and shirt and moved on.
That evening, I had an opportunity to take the Mustang out for the first top down drive of the season. It was awesome! About 10 minutes in, as it was nearing dusk, I noticed my windshield seemed to be much hazier than when I started out. I realized that I hadn’t washed the car after taking it out of storage and the windshield was covered with some of the overspray from the conditioner I used on the top before storing but it seemed odd.
When I got home I was shocked to see the carnage on my front bumper, hood, side-view mirrors, windshield, A-pillars, basically every front-facing surface. I think I must have taken out 1000 mosquitoes!
I originally thought that this was about balance. I am a firm believer that things always even out. I liken it to the amount of energy in the universe; none gets created nor destroyed. It just gets transferred from one place to another. Do something nice for someone and something nice will happen to you. Nature got me and I got it back.
But, this Sunday evening I had to clean off those bugs.
Nature 2, John 0.
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Man sorry to hear about your meet and greet with a llama those things are nasty! There is a farmer near out church who has quite a few and we constantly have to keep the kids from them of course dressed in their Sunday finest. As for the skeeters that too was nasty must mean that the Off bug spray will be in high demand near you. Take care and we hope the bugs washed off. P.S. Thanks for the laugh. Chet and the gang
I agree. We have had a very wet spring so far so it will probably mean a bad mosquito season. This was not a good sign of things to come.
I had the little guy help me wash them off. I was nervous as heck letting him wash the car with me but he had fun and it was worth it.