OT: I have taken a long walk off a short pier

[Guest guest]

Our garage is very dark but since I know my way around the house without much

light (and cataracts), I don't bother turning the light on in the garage when

doing laundry. I just went out there a couple of minutes ago to feed the garage

cats (there is another cat house off the garage that has birdovision during the

day). Darth Katti (huge pure black recently dumped male) was sitting on Carl's

big toolbox, which isn't his normal perch. (the hot water heater) He was looking

at something and as I stared, I saw dozens of flickers of light near Darth and

all over that end of the garage.

 

Yeah, I've lost it. So I figured maybe it is the cataracts and closed my right

eye since that one is worse than the other. Hmmmm, still dozens of little

blinking lights. My blood pressure? No, I took that pill. Maybe I've lost my

marbles? If so it was at least interesting. Maybe I'm having a stroke? Aneurysm?

Alien attack? Government trial of some new secret weapon? Whatever it was, it

was getting closer and Darth Katti could see it as well. He stood on his hind

legs and started swatting at the blinking lights, so I knew it wasn't just me,

either that or visual hallucinations are cross-contagious between felines and

humans.(Huwomans? Hufems? Hupeoples? What's PC now?)

 

I finally figured it out, though. Fireflies.(lightning bugs) We've had some odd

things happen in and around the garage but never this. At least I hope it's

fireflies, either that or Darth Katti was contacting the Mother Ship and about

to be beamed up.

 

Maybe I just need to eat more carrots. Hugs to all, Jeanne in GA

[Guest guest]

Jeanne,

LOL you crack me up. Who would have thought about those lightening bugs

getting inside your garage. I love lightening bugs. They are so cool looking

at night, out in the yard.

 

 

Our dog, always spots any flies. He will start snapping his mouth trying to

catch them.

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I love your stories, Jeanne! Do you have a cat blog? You should! I'd

contribute, too!

My Myrtle caught a lightening bug on my patio last summer -- she spit it out

immediately and started pawing at her mouth and batting at the air in front

of her... apparently, they do not taste good. (Flies, on the other hand,

must taste wonderful, because most dogs I know like nothing better than to

catch a big juicy fly and smack on it! Eeeewww!)

 

Audrey S.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, Jeanne B <treazured wrote:

 

 

> I finally figured it out, though. Fireflies.(lightning bugs) We've had some

odd things happen in and around the garage but never this. At least I hope it's

fireflies, either that or Darth Katti was contacting the Mother Ship and about

to be beamed up.

>

> Maybe I just need to eat more carrots. Hugs to all, Jeanne in GA

>

 

Jeanne,

 

That's what I miss most living here in Idaho - no lightening bugs!

 

Deb in fireflyless Idaho