First flies of the year!

[gbnz]

One fly in the mouth, two flies in the eyes!

Spring is definitely here, though slightly undermined by the 3' snow drifts still apparent on some of the roads this afternoon.

(Nb. Oh yeah and had the first "It must be so hard without a car" from a well meaning neighbour; I couldn't be bothered to point out my car around the corner and the fact I cycle to work, shops etc, etc by choice. Still slightly better than the "when are you getting your licence back" - I'm never aware of having lost it )

[Cyril Haearn]

I took a holiday in March a few years ago, some ladybirds had hibernated in my bedroom, the heating woke them up

[Paulatic]

No flies here today but I did my first ride of the year not wearing my Buffalo. That means it was over 8C.

[JohnW]

Funny how flies know where your eyes are, isn't it? (For "funny" read "aggravating") It's those little, hard shelled black 'uns that do the eyes damage.

edited to correct a word

[gbnz]

Funny how flies know where your eyes are, isn't it? (For "funny" read "aggravating") It's those little, hard shelled black 'uns that do the some damage.

Yeh, I'm sure plenty hit my chest, arms, et al. But it's easier to notice them when they have that crunchy after taste . I suppose they're a decent source of low fat protein......

[Audax67]

First shield bug of the year in the kitchen on Sunday evening. These you never, ever squash: they also answer to the name of stink bug.

A friend of ours once thought that her herbal tea was a bit more bitter than usual. In an Agatha Christie she'd have died in convulsions and Monsieur Leek would have treated us to a dramatic dénouement in the library, but as it was she was just somewhat nauseated* to find a dead one at the bottom of the cup.

But hey, it was 100% natural.

*erratum: she threw up

[Mike Sales]

Yeh, I'm sure plenty hit my chest, arms, et al. But it's easier to notice them when they have that crunchy after taste . I suppose they're a decent source of low fat protein......

Shouldn't this be meerged with the eating on the bike thread?

[pedalsheep]

Swallowed my first fly of the year yesterday.

[gbnz]

Swallowed my first fly of the year yesterday.

One of summer's joy's!

Last weekends flies reminded me why cycling without decent cycling glasses, is a false economy - the replacements I should have ordered a year ago, arrived today (I'd made do with a cheapo £1.99-2.99 pair last year, in reality never using them because they didn't fit properly)