What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

Fairydustings wins the genius award for today! She learned that the horrifying looking beast in the previous post is what’s known as a Velvet Ant or Cow Killer. It is not actually an ant at all, but a female wasp, with one of the most painful stings in the insect kingdom. Males have wings but no stingers – females have stingers but no wings. And like all wasps, this demonic little critter can sting multiple times. CRIPES! We even saw a SECOND one of these things on the new hay roll that was delivered today!

I love living things, I really do, but it is my belief that critters that cause pain to humans and other beloved critters are not welcome in my realm – somewhere else, fine, but not MY realm. So the lovely little beastie has been documented and immortalized in a Sojourner photograph, along with fairydustings full report on its intent upon evil. Thus, we shall close this day with a solemn Cow Killer funeral.

We now resume our regular schedule of weekend blogging…