Whose in the basket?

Electrical contractors came today. 3 guys to install recessed kitchen lighting, do various breaker addition/subtractions, move outlets, and add an exhaust for the new range top that will be on the opposite side of the kitchen. This time the exhaust is going through the roof rather than the floor. I expected them to be a couple of days, but they got most everything done today. I'll see them again when they connect the appliances and secure the exhaust to the microwave vent. The recessed lighting looks great too.

What happens when you vacuum up a bunch of earthworms out of your pool? Do their bodies stay in tact? Nope. So many spiders in my pool today. I feel like I come out each day to skim the pool just to free insects from their demise. I found a baby turtle in my skimmer basket a while back. I thought he was toast, but my wife's sister took him home and he is doing well in their aquarium. The baby lizard I found today was not so lucky. He looked so sad too. Poor guy.

Speaking of backyard insects, a few days back I noticed all these little bugs taking flight in one portion of my yard. I was outside fixing a fence board that my small dog had pushed through. She was in the neighbors yard hunting rats probably. Anyway, I found a swarm of these bugs come out of the ground and grouping onto the concrete before lifting off in the morning sun rays. I thought, it must be some type of fly that only lives for a few hours. You know, they fly up, mate, and then die. I leaned closer though and saw other bugs with them that looked like..... like termites. Then the thought of flying termites came into my head. So what if my house had no evidence of termites? With one swipe of my blue croc I mushed probably about 80 of those insects. They were either ants or termites, neither of which I have much compassion for. Yet, I still felt a little bad. It's a wonder I eat meat. Anyway, even minutes later many were still coming out of the ground. I systematically destroyed them all. Is that a line from The Matrix?