It was the most beautiful of fall days this morning. All my flowers and tomatoes and grass and ferns were singing a happy tune after the very long, very needed soaking rain. I wanted to sit in my favorite spot in the oasis with the new teak table and rust umbrella.
But I could not. A large family of wasps had invaded my space and built their nest just above where my head usually perched. When we had a party of MAST (Mississippi Academy of Sciences) friends, Price pointed them out to me. I just let them be for over a week.
Then my needs took over. I wanted my space back. On this beautiful morning I became a killer. I wiped out an entire family of unsuspecting wasps with just a few sprays of chemicals. I did not want to be a killer but I let my needs dictate. I am still not sure I did the right thing.
Isn't all life special and if we diminish even annoying creatures like wasps don't we in some way diminish all?
Later in the morning a few brothers and sisters came to check on their once happy home.
Yes, I killed again.
Choices are not easy and need to be considered with creation and all others in mind. I still cannot bring myself to sit in my once favorite spot. Sadly, in time I will probably forget about all my wasp friends and move on.
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