I was thinking about how long it takes to build a relationship with an animal.
like when I first got Tallgeese, she'd run in fear if I tried to approach her. and now three years later it's hard to walk through the backyard, because she's following me about like a puppy and placing herself directly beneath my descending feet.
meanwhile Grim was standoffish for the first few years of me having her, and would act all offended if I tried to scritch her ears. and now, in year eleven, she keeps me up at night by forcing herself under my arm and purring like a jet engine.
it makes me emotional. like here are my little guys, we've spent years figuring out how to love eachother, no big deal or anything.
Hot 4am take but I feel like if we want to get people more interested in making their yards a more habitable space for wildlife like insects, we have to acknowledge that ‘Don’t want bugs in your house’ is still a 100% fair and valid point of view. ‘Loves nature’ and ‘doesn’t want roaches spiders and mosquitoes in the house’ aren’t opposites.
And with that in mind, when we propose to people that spraying pesticides around houses is Not A Good Idea, Actually, I feel like we need to give an alternative asides from ‘deal with it.’
Gai: This is what we're gonna do. I'm thinking of a number one through ten. Kks: I'm gonna trust you? Gai: Promise you I'm not gonna lie! You have five guesses to get it, alright? Kks: ... Definitely gonna get it. Ok, well, it's 50/50 Kks: Ok. Gai: So if you get it, you go first. Kks: Alright Gai: Or you could defer if you choose Kks: Why would I do that? Gai: Because you're an idiot. I am going to come up with a number in my head here we go.... Alright, I got it. Kks: Four Gai: Yep. [both laughing] Gai: How the FUCK did you do that?