After a lovely afternooon yesterday turned nasty
I went out late afternoon to soak up some more rays,as I sat with my crossword book a flyin ant landed on the page.
I have lived here too many years not to know it would not been alone. I looked around and the sky was full of the little buggers. They were pouring out of a nest in the garden wall and some were coming over on the breeze from next door
I sprang up and noticed another nest emptying on the path and one on the wall of the house. I came in to close the window to keep them out but was too late. The inside of the window and the sill were covered in them,well over 100. I don't use chemicals so I collected my Dyson wand vacuum,attatched a small head onto it and begain clearing the top of the windows ,then I took the wand off clicked the attatchment onto the body and started on the rest. It was 5:45 when I noticed the first ant and 6:10 by the time I had scooped them all up and drowned them in my water bin.
I check the upstairs window, luckily the ants hadn't reached that high but I closed the windows to be safe. Feeling itchy all over I had a quick shower and relaxed at last.
We have massive ant colonies on the island and every year on a warm humid afternoon around this time if the year they emerge and cause havoc.
That excitement over I relaxed and thought of my trip to see mother today,alas that trip was postponed becuae of rain,maybe the ants knew soething I didn't.