Something darted after I approached the hose. It ran under the coiled part. It was getting dark out, and the thing was kind of pale. My thought was: scorpion. 😰
It’s funny to think about how, throughout my childhood, there were always stories about how another teacher or someone’s son got stung by a scorpion and passed away. Fear instilled from back then.
I thought about how my mom might get stung, and I really do need to find this thing and get rid of it before she’s just another part of the scorpion rumors. So I sprayed the area with water to see if I could get it to move again. The puddle started to sink into the dirt a bit, and I watched for any movement.
A tiny lizard poked his head out from under the coils to see if I was still there. 😂 Just a lizard. What a relief.
I saw another one in my garden this morning. Looks like they’re enjoying our yard this year. But tarantula hawk wasps, lizards, falcons; there probably are scorpions lurking somewhere nearby. I’m not as stressed as I was for just a moment, though.
@DanielsASJ I probably already sound like my dad, the way he told stories about the mundane things as if it was all something more exciting than it actually is. 🤭
@Colonelmustardseed When I am rich, I am hiring you as my storyteller. The story should start with - There was this poor guy on SW who kept scrolling online SW content for an hour a day and then he met a guy on SW and both went to an expedition but their plane landed mid sea island. There they stayed for a week and the guy returned with valuable treasures and a code to teleport people. With his intelligence and IQ Level, the guy is now competing with Keylon Musk, Son of Elon musk to reach number 1 spot.
@UnderLockDown Yes. I got one a couple years ago because they also make hornworms glow, and I was obsessively checking for them before (will probably do again this year since it’s almost time they usually show up to devastate gardens). 😬 I need to find where I left it.
