We were in Dallas over the weekend, and came home late yesterday evening to find that the wasps and the barn swallows had been busy while we were away. New wasp nests have been built under the eaves and the little stinging creatures were busily primping those nests early this morning. My husband got out the 238th can of wasp spray and started attacking them. He also looked on the Internet and found someone who has developed a long pole that attaches to a can of wasp spray.... hook up the spray, hoist the pole, and supposedly you can spray a nest that's two stories up near the roof. My husband ordered one of those, and we'll see how good it works.
The barn swallows continue to build upwards on all of the existing nests.... some of them are as big as one of those wide straw hats the ladies wear to the Kentucky Derby, and most of the nests are now at least ten inches in depth. How in the world are the baby birds going to climb out of those? I can only hope that the swallows are also building tiny little ladders.
This was our first trip to Dallas........ and I'm thinking it won't be our last. We found a great Greek restaurant up there, as well as a superb Chinese restaurant, and the most fabulous bookstore... we went to the bookstore three times, and I walked out each time with a sack of books. We also found a New York-style deli with authentic NY foods but minus the attitude.
We walked around the Dallas Arboretum (wonderfully peaceful and beautiful) and not once, not once, did I see a wasp. (Why is that?--- Because they're all right here in my own backyard.)
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