The Clerk in the Country
Friday 22nd October 2021
Buzz!
The autumn influx of spiders continues, but summer saw an interesting encounter with some other small neighbours. It began with a buzzing in the fireplace. This fireplace has been out of use and blocked up for many years but, as I was shortly to discover, there was then still a way through for the very small. Then but no longer!
The buzzing sounded like a bee. It seemed to be lost and was muttering to itself. Presently, it was joined by a companion. The muttering became a dialogue. A few more friends arrived and a conversation ensued. The conversation became a conference; the conference turned into a public meeting, and things started to get heated. Within half an hour of the first plaintive buzzing, a full-scale council of war was taking place within the blocked up fireplace … and then the invasion began!