Bliss by Harry Bliss for September 04, 2023

…and to stay away.

Everything is a butterfly to Daisy. Except for wasps. They are spicy wasps butterflies.

Nietzsche said it best: “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, except wasps. Wasps can kill you if you’re allergic to them”. (he really didn’t say all that, so don’t go all pedantic on me)

Whenever I see one of those things in the front room picture window, I have to hit it with the swatterseveral times to knock it out…. Then I scoop it up and send it down the toilet.. If the vacuum cleaneris handy, I suck it up with that and then put a plastic bag over the end of the hose in case it getsthe big idea to crawl up and out the hose.. Those things are a real menace this time of year.

Well Kid you just took one for the team !

The follow-up to the porcupine incident…https://www.gocomics (dot) com/bliss/2023/08/23

There are those life experiences you’d rather just read about.

and like the time my Briard learned what a skunk was – she was one hairy, stinky mess afterwards.

There is no bright side to being stung.

Chalk it up to a life experience and learn from it.

Aww, my dog that has since passed got stung by a bee. His poor face started to swell, so I put ice on him and gave him a benadryl. He was fine in a couple hours.

Daddy consoling his little boy after a walk in the woods.

Oh, poor doggy!

I keep a spray bottle of Hydrogen peroxide with me. I sprayed a wasp with it a few times. They left me alone, flew away, after that.

Poor Pup ……. I know how you feel …. at least it looks like only one got you …… no more sniffing those ……. :)

Don’t eat the spicy flies!

When I was 9 our family dog caught a bee. My mom removed the stinger from his mouth.

Awwww, woof

Bees used to get drunk on the (fallen) fermented apples in my front yard. My dog also liked them… though I’d like to think for reasons other than the bees. He taught himself to pick them up very carefully in his mouth and ‘throw’ them several times until the bees all made their way out of their little tunnels and, wobbling to and fro, flew off. Only then would he eat his spoils.

For anyone who doesn’t know the bees get in trouble should they return home drunk; the punishment can be up to, and including, death of the offender.

Awww, did that mean waspie hurt the cute wittle puppy? Aww, let me make it all better. Poor pup. Ouchie.

Dogs have to learn the hard way…stay away from the spicy flies!