I didn’t mind when my car grew a healthy crop of green algae on the roof and hood. It seemed natural for this part of the world, and toned down the shocking red of the underlying paint.
But this morning, I discovered a new, and less welcome development. My car has ants. Hundreds of them, all over it. I think they’re feeding on the tree sap that practically sprays off the beech trees that overhang the parking lot.
As I drove to work, I saw dozens of them enduring the blast of wind on my windshield, clinging to droplets of sap for dear life. One by one, they vanished into the wind. By the time I got to work, I was surprised to see a few of them staggering around on the sunroof. Tenacious little buggers.
So what will take up residence in my car next? Mice? Raccoons? A herd of wildebeest?