Aahhh Summer

Oh how we wish for the warmth of summer during those biting winter days when the ground crunches underfoot and spit freezes before it hits the ground. We forget the downside of summer during winter, don't we? The sweat gathering into pools on our brow when we do... anything. The buzzing in the air ~ buzzing that has nothing to do with the FIFA World Cup. Speaking of biting...

Sweaty work done one day, I went to have my shower. Standing naked in the bathroom, suddenly I heard this wee, tiny, yet audible voice shout, "LUNCH!" I looked around and..

.. there it was. I waved wildly at it. It jittered out of my way and I swear it waved back. I never got it, but it got me ~ several times. *sigh*

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