Ok, today's post has nothing to do with scrapbooking..or crafts for that fact. It has to do with what I found hanging at eye level in my front tree (okay, our only hardwood tree).....
Yes, a hornet's nest, just like in the cartoons when the bees chase you in one big swarm! In MY FRONT YARD!! We found it Sunday after going to the White Sox game. I went online to see how to remove it, and after watching some greatly hilarious videos of removal, decided to call the exterminator! Being the curious out-doors lady, had to snap this pictures before he came. I was about 5 feet away when I snapped these...
The hornets were magnificent, and I had NEVER seen a nest in person. Well then Jason got there..and he freaked me out...cause he wouldn't even get within 15 yards of it! He started by telling me, how aggressive the Bald-faced hornet (my new neighbors) were and that they didn't lose their stingers and could sting you over & over & over & over. They have a pheromone that sends out distress signals to their buddies, which causes them to attack. Hope you enjoy the pictures, cause I don't think I'll ever get that close again!the rest of these were taken through the window of the front door!
So Jason suited up..and began his assault on the nest.