This is such a lovely essay. At first I misread “take care of” the wasp nest to mean “care for” and asked myself, Why would anybody care for wasps?
But this whole essay is about the different ways we can be “custodians” of nature. Sometimes it’s by spraying wasps and failing to eradicate them, sometimes it’s by uprooting invasive species, and sometimes it’s by joining in with a foraging community.
I’m glad your wasps survived and are protecting you from ants!
This is such a lovely essay. At first I misread “take care of” the wasp nest to mean “care for” and asked myself, Why would anybody care for wasps?
But this whole essay is about the different ways we can be “custodians” of nature. Sometimes it’s by spraying wasps and failing to eradicate them, sometimes it’s by uprooting invasive species, and sometimes it’s by joining in with a foraging community.
I’m glad your wasps survived and are protecting you from ants!
Oh, how I adore your writing.