I hate summer, for the most part, because heat makes it difficult for the dogs to work. There are a few things I like about summer. One good thing is taking a walk after sunset. Tonight, walking with Viktor and Fozzie, the air was full of termites, and a bat zoomed over our heads, catching dozens of them. Woodpeckers have been tearing holes in rotten trees all year, and after a good rain in late August, the termites fly from their nests in the evening to find new homes of damp wood. I love bats, and I know this is a good time of year to see them. If I hadn’t been looking, I never would have noticed the little bat as he silently made a hundred passes over our heads, vacuuming up his weight in bugs.
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