Cockroach Eviction

Hello everyone! I apologize for not posting in so long, but, well, these things called Life and Cold Weather intervened. First of all, I'd like to report that our slugs are still holding their own against the freezing weather, even the recent (and unexpected) snowfall we had. I don't find many of them in the daytime anymore, usually some indomitable marsh slugs and a couple of daring three-bands. There's not much life beyond that, I'm afraid. The beetles and pill-bugs are still active. I can't speak for the earwigs. But the worms are staying hydrated. As for the crickets, bees, and other flying insects, they're keeping a low profile. Much too cold for them.

Yet I digress, for this post concerns cockroaches. For the past few years, I've shared my bathroom with these brown creatures. However, this month our relationship came to an end. Because they continually broke the house rules (i.e. to poop in the toilet and not all over my sink), I was forced to issue an eviction notice in the form of bug spray. Following the spray, the family moved out. All 4 of them. Unfortunately my mom did not allow them to remain in the house and so evicted them from the earth. One brave soul attempted to make a run for it down the hall. He fared no better than his relatives. And during all of this, our cat kept watch. She even played with one cockroach's leg. Whether she dismembered it herself remains to be proved.

So, in conclusion, I would like to address the cockroach population: You may eat the sunflower shells and bird feces on the back porch as long as you don't harm or frighten my slugs. You may also seek shelter inside the house in winter as long as you don't show yourselves. The bathroom is off limits unless you confine your pellets to the toilet. Yes, the lid is heavy but there is strength in numbers. Besides, you can survive without a head during a nuclear apocalypse; I'm sure you can lift a toilet lid. If you are so impudent as to break the house rules, expect swift retribution. Thank you. That is all.

One last note: I found a cockroach outside the other day, but he wouldn't crawl away. He was still alive, he would move when I nudged him, but something was wrong. I'm not sure if he was wounded or just cold. Sadly he didn't survive the night when the temperature dropped below freezing.