Tja, also seit neuestem kann ich mir ein bisschen besser vorstellen, wie sich die Ägypter damals gefühlt haben, als sie unter den 10 Plagen litten, weil sie das Volk Israel nicht ziehen lassen wollten.
Außer meinen 2-3 Fröschen, die regelmäßig vorbeikommen, haben wir neuerdings auch eine Vielzahl von Heuschrecken in der Stadt. Das macht zumindest auf dem Campingplatz das Spazierengehen oder den tägliche Gang zum Büro abenteuerlich.
Ein Schritt und 7 Heuschrecken springen/fliegen weg. Manchmal fliegen sie leider auch nicht weg sondern auf einen zu, denn recht klug scheinen sie nicht zu sein. So sieht und hört man öfter, wie die gleiche Heuschrecke mehrfach gegen dieselbe Wohn-oder Hauswand springt- Kopf zuerst. Hihi.
Leider sind die Viecher nicht gerade klein. Ca. 10-13 cm sind sie lang und sie haben schon ein paar Palmen abgenagt. Abends von drinnen nach draußen zu gehen, ist immer besonders abenteuerlich, weil mehrere Heuschrecken gleichzeitig nach drinnen zum Licht möchten. Ihr könnt euch sicherlich vorstellen, wie uns Mädels das erfreut.
Und schließlich sind da noch die Fledermäuse. Dass diese hier sehr groß sind, daran habe ich mich ja schon gewöhnt. Als ich das erste Mal eine Fledermaus sah, dachte ich, ein Bussard schwebt über mir. Dem war nicht so, auch wenn es diese hier auch gibt.
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Also falls ihr mich das nächste Mal um den Sonnenschein und die Wärme beneidet, dann denkt auch an die negativen Seiten ;-) Bis zum nächsten Mal!
linkes Bild: Heuschrecken auf der Zwischentür
rechtes Bild: Abegeknabberte Palme
Recently I can understand a little better how the Egyptians must have felt when they suffered from the 10 plagues because they didn’t want to let Israel leave.
Besides my 2-3 frogs that come by on a regular basis, we also have a plague of locusts here these days.
That makes walking at the caravan park where I’m staying a real adventure.
One step and 7 locusts jump/fly away. Sometimes they unfortunately don’t really fly away but at you because they don’t seem to be too smart. You might see and hear the same locust jump at the same caravan or house wall several times – head first. Heehee.
Unfortunately, these insects are not really small either; they are about 10-13 cm long (4-5 inches) and they have also eaten a few palm tree leaves. To go outside at night is a really adventurous since the locusts want to come inside to the light at the same time. You might imagine how excited we girls are about that.
And last but not least, there are the bats. I’ve gotten used to the fact that they are really big here. The first time I saw a bat above me, I thought it was a buzzard. Of course it wasn’t even though we have some of those here, too.
But these past weeks I have seen flocks of bats. Every time I run the kids church at the Aboriginal church, one kid cries out “Look!” and at once everyone is outside to watch the bats. There never seems to be an end. 1000s of bats. It all reminds me of flocks of migratory birds that fly away in fall or even worse, it reminds me of the Hitchcock classic “The Birds”.
So if you envy me again of sunshine and heat, remember the bad sides about it! ;-) See you next time!
Recently I can understand a little better how the Egyptians must have felt when they suffered from the 10 plagues because they didn’t want to let Israel leave.
Besides my 2-3 frogs that come by on a regular basis, we also have a plague of locusts here these days.
That makes walking at the caravan park where I’m staying a real adventure.
One step and 7 locusts jump/fly away. Sometimes they unfortunately don’t really fly away but at you because they don’t seem to be too smart. You might see and hear the same locust jump at the same caravan or house wall several times – head first. Heehee.
Unfortunately, these insects are not really small either; they are about 10-13 cm long (4-5 inches) and they have also eaten a few palm tree leaves. To go outside at night is a really adventurous since the locusts want to come inside to the light at the same time. You might imagine how excited we girls are about that.
And last but not least, there are the bats. I’ve gotten used to the fact that they are really big here. The first time I saw a bat above me, I thought it was a buzzard. Of course it wasn’t even though we have some of those here, too.
But these past weeks I have seen flocks of bats. Every time I run the kids church at the Aboriginal church, one kid cries out “Look!” and at once everyone is outside to watch the bats. There never seems to be an end. 1000s of bats. It all reminds me of flocks of migratory birds that fly away in fall or even worse, it reminds me of the Hitchcock classic “The Birds”.
So if you envy me again of sunshine and heat, remember the bad sides about it! ;-) See you next time!
Pictures:
left picture: locusts on our screen door
right picture: palm leaves eaten by locusts