tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post211517051817051460..comments2024-03-28T11:08:27.744-04:00Comments on Coffee on the Porch with Me: Ode to the Triangle Flycoffeeontheporchwithmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-15675672318430327792022-08-21T10:21:55.887-04:002022-08-21T10:21:55.887-04:00This is very beautiful. My favorite line from the ...This is very beautiful. My favorite line from the poem is: <br />"Is on Earth for a reason.<br />Yet I see no benefit <br />Of you in this season."<br />Anyway, I'm so happy I found your blog because its awesome! :D <br />-Quinley Quinleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834070737945039010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-12083414008722654782022-06-29T12:16:40.189-04:002022-06-29T12:16:40.189-04:00Here in Michigan those are deer flies, horse or bl...Here in Michigan those are deer flies, horse or black flies are much larger and black. They both bite like a b_tch, the horse/black fly leaves a huge welt that lasts for weeks! We live out in the country and the flying fu_kers circle your head like a vortex. Hate them. Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121009165069396360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-13746209352235121032022-06-23T10:18:42.076-04:002022-06-23T10:18:42.076-04:00My sister insists the pale blue buckets work the b...My sister insists the pale blue buckets work the best. Apparently, they are drawn to this colour.Melinda from Ontariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019426158896831594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-1350287681710348862022-06-22T17:03:50.678-04:002022-06-22T17:03:50.678-04:00If it stalks you like the shark in the final scene...If it stalks you like the shark in the final scenes of Jaws, then it is! Haha!coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-41179827013692483142022-06-22T17:02:56.544-04:002022-06-22T17:02:56.544-04:00Hmmm. That’s interesting. I might look into this! ...Hmmm. That’s interesting. I might look into this! Thanks!coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-67535714359038538392022-06-22T17:02:19.753-04:002022-06-22T17:02:19.753-04:00Poem. A haiku is a three line poem with specific n...Poem. A haiku is a three line poem with specific number of syllables per line (5, 7, 5). There endeth the lesson 🙂.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-8021204750518465632022-06-22T11:06:52.155-04:002022-06-22T11:06:52.155-04:00I wonder if this is what I saw in the bedroom at t...I wonder if this is what I saw in the bedroom at the lake yesterday. I was thinking it was some form of bee but they sure look similar. I wasn't in a position to kill it -- but I'm going to try next time!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-30368369985348982462022-06-22T09:41:04.962-04:002022-06-22T09:41:04.962-04:00I hate them too. My sister, who owns a cottage, fo...I hate them too. My sister, who owns a cottage, found a solution. She paints the outside of a child's sand pail with Tanglefoot glue. (You can buy this glue at Amazon or at garden supply stores.) She puts the sticky bucket on the end of a stick or pole. The (light-coloured) sand pail will bounce around on the pole as the person walks and attract deer flies. She walks around her property carrying the bucket on a pole a few times a day. I do it too when I visit during deer fly season because it's delightfully satisfying to entrap them. This method will clear the area of deerflies for much of the day. In fact, after a week of this, it's hard to find a deer fly on her property. If people go swimming, my sister will stand faithfully by with her bucket so her guests can emerge safely from the water without getting bitten. It's a brilliant solution.Melinda from Ontariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019426158896831594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-50208754974194101102022-06-22T09:38:00.564-04:002022-06-22T09:38:00.564-04:00That fly looks almost like a bee... but apparently...That fly looks almost like a bee... but apparently bites instead of stings... yuck! Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-42454611717690584742022-06-22T08:00:24.098-04:002022-06-22T08:00:24.098-04:00We have four seasons in Maine: Mud season, bug sea...We have four seasons in Maine: Mud season, bug season, fall and winter.<br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-21682710739745861612022-06-22T06:32:18.790-04:002022-06-22T06:32:18.790-04:00LOL at your poem or is that a haiku? I hear you a...LOL at your poem or is that a haiku? I hear you about the flies, nasty buggers. ... Mary-Lou =^[..]^=Patio Postcardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491809927236242223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-39547948244659444412022-06-22T06:21:55.712-04:002022-06-22T06:21:55.712-04:00I used to get bitten on the leg by horse flies eve...I used to get bitten on the leg by horse flies every year while sitting in the garden and my foot would swell and the wound would weep and itch. Then I discovered if I put savlon antiseptic lotion on straight away it stopped the infection. I now use this on any bite just in case and haven't suffered since. Great poem by the way.Carol Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800245681845689902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-72233421883592002422022-06-22T05:10:47.023-04:002022-06-22T05:10:47.023-04:00My days are spent keeping an eye out for horseflie...My days are spent keeping an eye out for horseflies too. Once they find you they won't give up until you kill them - hopefully before they give you a painful bite which itches like hell for a week.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-1271484791269587312022-06-21T21:21:11.010-04:002022-06-21T21:21:11.010-04:00They are evil little bastids, that's for sure....They are evil little bastids, that's for sure.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-53631100750520660592022-06-21T20:57:05.518-04:002022-06-21T20:57:05.518-04:00Horse flies hurt when they bite. The last one that...Horse flies hurt when they bite. The last one that bit me took a hunk of flesh with it.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-12118369979066882822022-06-21T20:28:45.624-04:002022-06-21T20:28:45.624-04:00Ugh, those dastardly things do damage! What purpos...Ugh, those dastardly things do damage! What purpose do they serve? I see dragon flies demolishing mozzies and black flies but not these monsters.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592184037513559644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-26275920033410074222022-06-21T20:27:09.863-04:002022-06-21T20:27:09.863-04:00Nice poem. Oh how I dislike the horse fly and the...Nice poem. Oh how I dislike the horse fly and their sting is as bad as the hornet. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-32325577341969928692022-06-21T20:16:19.253-04:002022-06-21T20:16:19.253-04:00They certainly made their persistent presence felt...They certainly made their persistent presence felt today, in the heat and humidity! I feel so sorry for all the woodland creatures that have to put up with them. Rosaleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-16957044719568716442022-06-21T20:14:50.738-04:002022-06-21T20:14:50.738-04:00Yea, they literally stalk you!!Yea, they literally stalk you!!coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-75407388131982875812022-06-21T20:12:42.393-04:002022-06-21T20:12:42.393-04:00I remember horse flies from our time at the beach ...I remember horse flies from our time at the beach in the summer. We'd run like crazy into the water and they'd chase use there. You had to hold your breath until they found another victim. Not an option for you. You may have to carry a can of Raid with you...I wonder if that would discourage them?<br /><br />Great poem!Maebemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706540456819503068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-26734582440705486952022-06-21T19:33:17.107-04:002022-06-21T19:33:17.107-04:00Thanks, Martha.Thanks, Martha.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-86443761203960275252022-06-21T19:32:24.349-04:002022-06-21T19:32:24.349-04:00Yes, I’ve heard of bot flies. I didn’t know they w...Yes, I’ve heard of bot flies. I didn’t know they were the same thing!coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-17418318299465282182022-06-21T19:31:38.729-04:002022-06-21T19:31:38.729-04:00Thanks, Debra. I hate blackflies and mosquitoes bu...Thanks, Debra. I hate blackflies and mosquitoes but there is a special place in hell for these guys.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-34217837976098315712022-06-21T19:30:39.428-04:002022-06-21T19:30:39.428-04:00Yes, I’m the poet.Yes, I’m the poet.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-48688636036792288582022-06-21T19:11:40.241-04:002022-06-21T19:11:40.241-04:00UGH! I remember being hounded by these beasts one ...UGH! I remember being hounded by these beasts one time. They are nasty "mother futhers". Loved your poem!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470947568183528236noreply@blogger.com