dang nature

When I was growing up out in the boonies, I always liked the sound of crickets at night.  Such a comforting, happy sound.

On Sunday night I changed my mind.  We have two courtyards at our townhouse--one by the front door, and an interior one completely surrounded by the house.  At first I was charmed by the sound of the cricket in the courtyard by our bedroom as I was trying to sleep.  Then I realized he was probably parked right on the step by the French door.  And he was loud.  REALLY LOUD.  Did I mention I was trying to sleep?

Did you know that crickets can chirp all night long without stopping?  Me neither.  Until Sunday.  He kind of took a breath now and then for a minute, just long enough for me to say, "finally," and start dozing off.  And then he started up again.   BREEP!  BREEP!  BREEP!  BREEP!  BREEP!  BREEP!  BREEP!  BREEP!

On Monday evening I sprayed the entire perimeter of the house outside, including the interior courtyard, with Home Defense.  Good for what ails you--cockroaches, crickets, ants, etc. 

Before I started spraying, I invited him to move into the front yard and out into the great outdoors to pester someone else.  I didn't really want to kill him, just make him go away. 

I don't think he listened.  He chirped for about half the night.  Then he stopped.

I guess he reached his expiration date.

Comments

[lceel]

Ah yes, little homey critters, aren't they? Until they keep you up all night - or they get into the house, which makes it even worse because it's warmer in the house which makes them chirp more frequently. Did you know that according to the Farmer's Almanac you can tell the temp by the number of chirps?

Count the number of chirps in 14 seconds and add 40 to get the temp in Fahrenheit.