Did I mention the homing pigeon?

While mentioning the unusual events/new tenants of our property. I forgot to mention the homing pigeon that showed up a few days before the bees. I actually didn't notice him/her until the day of the bee incident. But Adam says that the pigeon showed up a few days before. This pigeon must have got lost, but likes it here (I mean who wouldn't...we've got everything...bees, black widows, and now homing pigeons). My goal is to become friends with this little pigeon and see if I can get it to send messages to some of my various friends that are dispersed throughout Utah and the rest of the country. Never mind the Internet, e-mail, and blogging, I am going back to old school (if homing pigeons ever were "old school") forms of communication. Who knows maybe a horse will show up and I can start the pony express again. I mean the mail man is no faster than a pony anyways. Then, I at least won't have to pay the price of a stamp. I'm always looking at ways I can save money.
And just to go along with the creepy old movies theme that all of our "new arrivals" have, there is an old movie called "The Birds" (I'm pretty sure that's the name) by Alfred Hitchcock (I think). Anyways it is about birds that attack and kill people! Hopefully our little friend Homey (is what I will call him) will remain friendly and we won't have to turn to drastic measures. We gave the bees a fair shot before we brought out the pesticide. I can't say I gave the black widow much of a chance before Adam doused her with spider poison. I'll give Homey a shot. But first sign of attack from him/her, if he starts to show any signs of aggression towards my children, we'll have to take the appropriate measures.
While I was out taking pictures of Homey, there was a plane flying above our house with a sign on it. You can't see it well in the picture, but the sign says, "Bees". Word must've got out. What next?!!

First there were bees, and now black widows.

So I was out weeding, minding my own business. I am in bee territory, there is death all around me, the remains of bees passed on strewn about where I am weeding. All of the sudden I look up a bit and in the corner of the house there is this big, ugly black widow!!! She has made this web that has collected an assortment of either already dead, or otherwise unassuming bees. This vicious little vixen had plotted a new home where she can enjoy preying on these bees. Which at this point is probably quite helpful since we can't seem to get rid of them ourselves. But she totally creeps me out, and if it wasn't for the fact that I hate spiders! I just might let her stay. But the fact of the matter is that spiders completely creep me out! I don't know if any of you remember that movie that came out years ago (don't remember the name)but in the preview it shows a girl/women sleeping with her mouth open and then it shows a spider repelling from the ceiling into her mouth!! I have never recovered from that! that combined with arachnophobia has instilled a great fear and loathing of spiders. If I see a spider I have to kill it. I don't know what it is with these freaky movies of my childhood resurfacing to give me nightmares. I don't know if someone is just playing a mean trick on me and dropping off creepy creatures at my house to force me into counseling. Whatever the case may be something strange is afoot here in South Jordan, Utah. My house is going to turn into some weird tourist attraction for creepy things. People will be saying, "let's go see the old Edmunds insect/creature habitat, I also hear the place is haunted too!!". I am just waiting now for the snakes. I think the word is out in the animal kingdom of where to take residence these days. We must be the new popular neighborhood.