BEES

WE WERE GRILLING OUT, PORK CHOPS AND FRIED JASMINE RICE WERE ON THE MENU. WE HAD A HALF DOZEN BEES BUZZING THE DOOR TO THE CAMPER AS WE WERE GOING IN AND OUT TO THE GRILL. AS USUAL WITH OUR GRILLING, DARKNESS DESCENDED AND THE BEES WERE NO LONGER A PROBLEM.

EARLY IN THE MORNING SUZIE-Q, THE CAT, WOKE US UP AND SHOWED US THAT SOMETHING UNUSUAL WAS HAPPENING AROUND THE BEDROOM WINDOW. THERE WERE THREE BEES THAT HAD CRAWLED IN AROUND THE FOAM THAT HOUSES THE A/C VENT, TV CORD, AND POWER CORD FOR THE A/C.

I JUST DON’T GET ALONG WITH BEES AT ALL. THEIR STING CAUSES ME A LOT PAIN, SWELLING, AND ITCHING WHICH LASTS ABOUT A WEEK. I GOT UP AND WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED BEES FLYING AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAMPER TRYING TO GET IN.

MARY WAS NOW UP AND SUZIE-Q WAS ON FULL ALERT AND CHASING THE BEES AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE CAMPER. THEY WERE GAINING ACCESS AROUND THE WINDOWS AND DOORS AT A RATE OF ABOUT SIX EVERY HALF HOUR. MARY WAS BUSY ASSISTING THE CAT KILL THE INTRUDERS.

WE WERE DISCUSSING OUR NEW PROBLEM WITH LIVING THE SOLITARY LIFE IN THE DESERT MOUNTAINS. WHY DID THEY SUDDENLY SHOW NOW? THEY DON’T LOOK LIKE THE FALL YELLOW JACKETS OF THE MID-WEST, THEY LOOK LIKE BIG HONEY BEES. GEES, ARE THEY THE AFRICAN BEES FROM MEXICO? WHAT IS ATTRACTING THEM TO THE CAMPER? SHOULD WE MOVE OUT?

IT IS A DAY OFF FROM WORK, BUT I HAVE A DENTIST APPOINTMENT TO GET A COUPLE OF NEW TEETH GLUED IN AT 1PM.

AND THEN ………

MARY GOT STUNG !!!

SURRENDER – SURRENDER !!!

AS THEY SAY ON M.A.S.H. PREPARE TO “BUG-OUT”. WE GOT THINGS STOWED AWAY, INCLUDING THE SATELLITE DISH OFF THE MOUNTAIN WITHOUT ANY MORE STINGS. DID THE DENTIST THING AT 1PM AND PULLED THE CAMPER OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS AND BACK INTO CIVILIZATION AT 3:30 PM TO BLACKSTONE RV PARK AND OUR REGULAR SITE.

MARY IS WORKING ON HER END OF SUMMER BLOG, “REFLECTIONS FROM WATERFALL MOUNTAIN”, BUT OF ALL THE CHALLENGES, CHIPMUNKS, MICE, PUMPING SHIT UPHILL, WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A COUPLE OF HUNDRED BEES WOULD DRIVE US FROM PARADISE.