xiane: ([squeegee + mouse])
So. It has come to this.

In his neverending quest to command ALL our attention ALL the time, [livejournal.com profile] squeegee_cat has gone on a Class A Rampage of destruction this evening.
Normally he's rambunctious and demanding of our time. We can handle removing the mail from his mouth, picking up the things he's thrown on the floor, mopping up the water he likes to fling.

...tonight, he's in a new realm of obnoxious. HE ATE PART OF MY ESPRESSO MACHINE.

ATE IT.

*sigh*

The whole house looks like a two-year-old tore through it, which is pretty appropriate. I told him that if he didn't start behaving himself that we were going to eat him. This hasn't really been much of a deterrent. Right now he's got a mouse in a crinkly nest of packing paper that he's gleefully ripping apart.


...

Interesting Stanley-type news - Rob and I were leaving to get some dinner, and we spotted a *female* mantis on the wall downstairs! We talked to her a bit, tried to convince her to move off the wall and to someplace where she is less of a target. Eventually she flew over our heads and into the grass, where we bid her a good night and asked her if she hooked up with Stanley, if she could let him keep his head. ;)
Maybe he's got a mate! I hope so.
xiane: ([storm's a comin'])
Stanley's days in my garden are numbered, I think.

Today I went out to the balcony to get a breath of fresh air and gather my thoughts, and looked for him on my basil plant, as usual. Something made me look up and I was a little startled to see my mantid friend above my head. He's never left the planter as far as I know, but after his last molt he gained wings, so I was wondering when this day would come. According to what I've read, they're mature when their shedding reveals wings. He didn't have them until this shed - now they're long and mottled brown, perfect for blending into pine scrub.
He wandered around a bit, walking out and down the overhang then back and down the frame of the balcony to the parsley and basil plants he's been calling home.

I think he'll be leaving us soon. It makes me sad, because I'll miss visiting him every day... but I've really enjoyed watching him grow, and all children leave the nest eventually.


Here's a much better pic of what Stanley looks like these days. Oh, and after looking through these pics, I did indeed sex him correctly. He's a boy!

January 2016

M T W T F S S
     123
45678910
1112131415 1617
18192021222324
25262728293031

Most Popular Tags

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags