Getting that crisp autumn air now!
We have always enjoyed doing funky things
like naming chipmunks which we catch and "relocate" a few miles away.
We start with A and move to Z.
Last year we went through the entire alphabet
with chipmunks that were successfully moved.
This year we have far fewer chipmunks!
I recently learned of a recipe for catching fruit flies.
You put some red wine into a shallow bowl,
add some sugar and blend,
then give it a squirt of dish liquid and stir that in as well.
Cover with plastic wrap
and poke a few holes in the top with a toothpick.
Leave out in the area.
I have caught 15 fruit flies so far,
and I don't really see them hovering
over our fruits that sit on the counter this time of year!
Peter decided it was time to name these little guys.
He loved the name, "Flew." Especially because it sounds like "flu."
And it means that guy is no longer flying.
Fruit flies are annoying, like viruses.
So our names are all viral/illness related.
Here they are, for your chuckles.
(We recently caught "Outbreak," #15.)
Asphyxia
Bosophil
Covid
Drosophila
Eosinophil
Flew
Globidin
Health-no
Infectious
JusticeMet
Poison
Linger
Morbidity
Novel
Outbreak
Pandemic
Quarantine
Relapse
Spike
Transmission
Undiagnosed
Viral
Worry
Xenophobe
Yikes
Zoonotic
Have a fruit fly free day!!
