The one where I feel really guilty.

I left the screen door to the pool lanai open on Sunday morning, and if you think I left it open to see if the cats would run away forever, I won't make eye contact with you.

Later in the day, I went out to the garden to retrieve some cilantro {swoon} for my pot of chicken tortilla soup {double swoon} and I noticed a flurry of activity at the top of the lanai screen; inside.

Dragonflies.

And they were trapped; we counted 7 of them.

With the assistance of Lo, we saved ONE that was down low. And that took some time.

In case you didn't know it, dragonflies don't listen for sh*t.

I was even using nice words saying: Come here you cute little fellas....this is the door to your freedom. 

*crickets*

Not actual crickets...just the non listening dragonflies.

I feel really guilty about leaving the door open because it will end the lives of the dragonflies. And I said this out loud several times...."I feel so bad, I feel so bad, I feel so bad"

Lo told me to not feel so bad and something about the circle of life........but I tuned her out. I am similar to a dragonfly in the listening aspect.

Of course, by this time in the afternoon, all the cats were back. And Miss Sasha Fierce, never even left.

One orange cat said to the other: Do I like you? And they both answered at the same time: NO!

 A few hours later, I walked by the glass doors and noticed Maisy the spry cat running with a lizard in her mouth.

If you weren't aware,  I also save lizards.

I went out and hollered at Maisy, she froze, opened her mouth and the lizard flew away. 

Ok, it was not a lizard, it was a poor innocent, jailed dragonfly.

I got my handy dandy dragonfly saver LoLo, and we spent some time rescuing victim #2.

This is victim #2 after we got him outside.....and he attached himself to the screen.

Of course, Lo and I thought he was the coolest looking thing ever. I can't believe we didn't 'name' him.

Sun flare anyone?

We gently removed the cob webs from his wings...remember my screen was covered with webs?

If he is still there in the morning, I will give him a pedicure. It's just how I roll.

After this event, we counted 7 dragonflies still INSIDE the screen. Do you think they are multiplying that quickly....horny little boogers?

I tried to make this a short post. I feel my short posts are better. But I have a hard time doing stuff short. Except for my legs.

And this is just me bragging again.

I do hope that I have not tarnished my tree hugging, earth loving, critter saving persona by sharing this.

Did you inadvertently kill any critters this weekend? Ants don't count.