Let’s get away from the mess the world is in, and enjoy watching these two pet rats do their stuff–in this case, pulling up a basket on a string to get the snacks inside.
Rats make wonderful pets, very affectionate, very smart. We had two rats, and the only thing they couldn’t learn, apart from figuring out the stock market, was how to get along with each other when we turned out the lights at bedtime. Within seconds of the room going dark, you would hear thump-thump-wack-wack-SQUEEEEAK! But if you turned the light back on, you’d see them just standing around peacefully, maybe whistling, with one of those “Who, me?” looks on their faces.
Howdy, Mr. Nature here, with a video treat–a chameleon having his lunch.
For those gardeners out there who have been plagued by tomato hornworms, those big green caterpillars, it may be pleasant to contemplate what a squad of chameleons could do in your garden.
The individually turreted eyes zero in on the target, the prehensile tail and mitten-like paws get a firm grip on the branch, and zap! The chameleon’s amazing tongue bags another bug.
And in addition to all that, they can change color. Very cool animals indeed.
I wonder what it’d be like, if a bunch of chameleons gathered around a table for Thanksgiving dinner.
So this time socialists and progressives and the rest are really gonna make us all equal, no shit, this time it’s really gonna work, all we have to do is put them in office and give them tons and tons of power over us, you’ll see, honest, there won’t be any more inequality or poverty…
All right, all right, that’s enough of man’s stuff. What bunk. It’s incredible that anyone can stand to listen to it, let alone believe it.
Let’s turn instead to a bit of God’s stuff, which always works.
Here we have water striders, insects that live on the surface of the water (but they can also fly, if necessary). Yup, they skim around on it like it was a skating rink.
Why don’t they sink? Because God created them with the ability to take advantage of the surface tension of the water. What’s that? Put some water in a clear glass and look closely. You’ll see it sort of curves up around the edges. This is why anything floats. If water didn’t have that property, distinguishing the surface from the rest of it, nothing, absolutely nothing, would ever float.
St. Paul: “[T]hat which may be known of God is manifest in them: for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made…” (Romans 1:19-20)
I’ve become a popular guy around here, with my sure-fire method for banishing maggots from your garbage cans.
Mr. Nature here–and yes, it’s a disagreeable subject, we needn’t dwell on it: but not to worry. Here’s how you can get rid of maggots all summer long, easy as pie.
Simply take a can of Comet cleanser (other brands might work as well, but I always use Comet) and sprinkle some on the bottom of the garbage can and around the sides. When you throw out your first new bag of trash, sprinkle some Comet on that, too. And keep the lid on the can.
In the hot summer weather, the Comet will give off a weak chlorine gas that’ll kill the maggots and keep the flies from getting in to lay more eggs. Repeat as needed, depending on the severity of your maggot problem.
Comet is cheap and it will wipe out the maggots. Trust me on that.
