On Mothers Day an army of ants launched a full-scale invasion of our hummingbird feeder (shown here in happier days).  What impresses me is they have to scale a 6-foot pole, crawl down a small wire, get the food, then carry it back on what must be a 10-mile trek in ant-world. They are training them well in ant-boot-camp.

I thought that the hummingbirds might actually like it, because they'd get free, unlimited ants with each trip to the feeder. It's like you go to the drive-through for a large Pepsi, and they also give you a free bag of fries.  Not so. It turns out that hummingbirds not only do not like ants (at least not these ants) but they're actually staying away.

We washed off the pole and the feeder, but they came right back. I saw an "ant moat" at the hardware store, but it was 6 bucks, so I didn't buy it. Still working on alternatives. Let me know if you've solved this problem!  Thanks!

Last night was my son's junior high spring orchestra concert. (He plays the cello!) I'm glad we weren't sitting in the row behind us, because a woman next to us held up this giant tablet computer over her head, so she could record the whole thing!!!

I mean this was no little video camera, this was a big, wide moniter, bigger than the tv we had in my house when I was a kid! You could see the ripples going back for rows, as people behind her had to adjust their necks and chairs to see around it. And she left it there the whole concert! My arms would have fallen off!

No one said anything! I guess they could still watch the concert on the screen!

Please tell me this isn't a trend! I thought we only had to worry about sitting behind really tall people or people with really big hair! Now you have to look out for the lady with the Jumbo-Tron?

Our still un-named puppy is spending a little more time in her crate! Lisa announced "I've had enough!" after cleaning up the latest mess on the carpet! (Note to our landlord: this is not the same "Bruce" who rented your house. That's another guy. This has nothing to do with him, so don't worry about anything.  P.S. The bathroom drain leaks a little bit.)

Anyway, don't worry, she's getting plenty of fun play time both in and outdoors, but not so much run-of-the-house unsupervised time, which was when the little surprises were popping up. Fortunately, she likes her cozy little dog crate, and naps happily in there. We're working on potty training by rewarding her with a treat when she "goes" outside!

Nap, play and somebody gives you a reward for going to the bathroom! Not a bad life, I'd say!