Dragonflies must have hatched recently. They were patrolling all around the house but never alit long enough for me to get a good picture. Think they might be Subartic Darners because of their size, my location, and they tend to hatch in August/September. Not many mosquitos for them to munch on but hopefully they are getting their fill of flies.
My fly experiment in Mjolnir is progressing. I no longer go for an accurate count of flies - just count the number of flies stuck on the window strips until I reach 175. If there are still more yet to count, I round up to 200, remove those strips, apply four fresh fly strips to the window, and make a note of the date on the white board in the workshop. As of today I've removed a thousand flies from the apartment area. I'm calling this a successful experiment so far in that it's given me clues on what's going on and I know now how to keep the apartment from giving off cursed vibes every fall.
Speaking of post-apocalyptic feels, seven turkey vultures were circling over my house in the afternoon. Assume they were riding a thermal updraft and maybe flocking together in prep for their migration south. A little eerie - of course, it is Friday the 13.
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