Monday, February 1, 2016

The Asteroid in the Yard

The other day the twins came running in the house, breathless.

"MOM!  MOM!  Come see the asteroid in the yard!"

Once we started up the hill I had a feeling I knew exactly what the asteroid would be.

I was right.

I had to use the megazoom on my camera to reach it.  And then I had to edit the image and zoom in even more so you could see it. 

It was stuck, way high up in a tree.

Lucky, that tree seems to have stopped it in it's tracks.

A good thing too.  I have a feeling an asteroid like this would really contain some stinging power!

Readers, have you seen any asteroids in your yard lately?

21 comments:

  1. Out on the prairieFebruary 1, 2016 at 5:48 AM

    This is a good time of year to find these bald-faced hornet nests.They normally leave all alone, I found one over a campsite.

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  2. Sunnybrook FarmFebruary 1, 2016 at 6:40 AM

    This is the first yer that asteroids didn't fall on us, we usually have several. I haven't missed them.

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  3. Le Pré de la ForgeFebruary 1, 2016 at 6:54 AM

    Fortunately not!!
    Here, in France, we have the Asian Hornet to contend with...
    the curse of many apiarists....
    the European Hornets are larger and calmer....
    but make smaller nests than the Asian.

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  4. Steve SurrattFebruary 1, 2016 at 6:57 AM

    Probably be a good idea not to get that one down. Interestingly, I almost never see bees of any type in my yard. Growing up they were everywhere.

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  5. MonkeywranglerFebruary 1, 2016 at 7:47 AM

    Kill it with fire! And flaming cans of wasp death! We hates it, we hates it, forever!

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  6. TexWisGirlFebruary 1, 2016 at 8:17 AM

    too cute!

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  7. Tina Fariss BarbourFebruary 1, 2016 at 9:37 AM

    That is so cute that they thought it was an asteroid! They have very vivid imaginations and probably know more about space than most adults. :-) I hope any hornets stay far away this spring and summer.

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  8. PioneerPreppyFebruary 1, 2016 at 11:40 AM

    Empty this time of year. I see them all over the woods when I am out cutting. The guy who does my serious small engine repair work collects them and has em hanging all over the ceiling of his shop.

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  9. jp@A Green RidgeFebruary 1, 2016 at 12:33 PM

    LOL! Well, not here.But when we lived down the road from you, we had a LARGE "asteroid"!!!...:)JP

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  10. SallyFebruary 1, 2016 at 1:41 PM

    Not lately! Your boys are so cute and funny. :)

    xoxo

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  11. Busy Bee SuzFebruary 1, 2016 at 3:53 PM

    I've never had one of those....thank goodness. That could be really bad.

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  12. Karen thisoldhouse2.comFebruary 1, 2016 at 4:09 PM

    Yep, just like that one. :-)

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  13. Lexie Loo, Lily, Liam & Dylan TooFebruary 1, 2016 at 6:06 PM

    What a cute story! Your boys are adorable!

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  14. LinFebruary 1, 2016 at 7:48 PM

    EEEK! Well...it's creepy and cool all at the same time. At least it is high up there so it won't cause any harm these days.

    Good eyes on the boys who found it!

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  15. Jenn JilksFebruary 1, 2016 at 9:15 PM

    Is that ever cute! I love your kids!

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  16. Harry FlashmanFebruary 2, 2016 at 2:40 AM

    No, no asteroids like that. My first year in the woods I cleverly removed one of those nests with a shotgun. It turned out to be a bad plan. The residents were not annihilated by the shot as I had expected them to be.

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2016 at 9:29 AM

    Nice! I love that they call it an asteroid. We have some here, too. Evil alien invaders.

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  18. LindaFebruary 2, 2016 at 9:18 PM

    Glad they didn't try to knock it down!

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  19. Tweedles -- that's meFebruary 2, 2016 at 9:48 PM

    Oh my gosh, it was huge
    love
    tweedles

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  20. UnknownFebruary 2, 2016 at 11:22 PM

    Growing up, the local fire department came out to my backyard and used special equipment to burn a huge nest. As kids, we found it while playing baseball, and ran to my house to advise my parents. I remember how dangerous that nest was.

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  21. AnnetteFebruary 5, 2016 at 5:31 AM

    How funny! However, with that said, keep those asteroids far, far away from us. I just love boys and their imaginations.

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