After a heavy rain my paved driveway is often covered with earthworms trying to escape the waterlogged earth. But they get stranded on the pavement and can’t get back to where they belong.
So I go out and pick them up and find a welcoming place for them and put them back where they can live out their little lives.
After all, the reason they find themselves stranded and dying on the pavement is because I decided to put pavement in. So I feel a sense of responsibility.
You haven’t lived until you have a handful of wiggly worms trying to escape between your fingers. Then too, after you deposit them in safety, you have a residue of worm “castings” all over your hand. That’s OK. I feel like I did a good deed.
Catfeet Premium Member about 13 years ago
Just raining cats and dogs sounds so mundane, but raining earthworms provides such great visual imagery!
GROG Premium Member about 13 years ago
It must have been really something when it was raining men for the Pointer Sisters.
kyleo71 Premium Member about 13 years ago
Actually, it was raining men for The Weather Girls.
Dee4theanimals about 13 years ago
Ewwww, I don’t like post storm worms.
Francine Long about 13 years ago
After a heavy rain my paved driveway is often covered with earthworms trying to escape the waterlogged earth. But they get stranded on the pavement and can’t get back to where they belong.
So I go out and pick them up and find a welcoming place for them and put them back where they can live out their little lives.
After all, the reason they find themselves stranded and dying on the pavement is because I decided to put pavement in. So I feel a sense of responsibility.
You haven’t lived until you have a handful of wiggly worms trying to escape between your fingers. Then too, after you deposit them in safety, you have a residue of worm “castings” all over your hand. That’s OK. I feel like I did a good deed.
No, I would never, ever use them for fishing.
Karen345 about 13 years ago
Todays Lio and R&R have some of the best clouds Ive ever seen in comics.
COWBOY7 about 13 years ago
Learn something new everyday, eh Rover?!
cheetahqueen about 13 years ago
Raining worms, indeed!
Brian, this is one of your best yet!!
Elaine Rosco Premium Member about 13 years ago
Puppy breath your so sweet!
wellhoney about 13 years ago
Puppybreath is someone after my own heart. I always do the same when I’m digging to plant a bush, etc. We need these little critters.
Saucy1121 Premium Member about 13 years ago
The only thing worse than raining cats and dogs is hailing taxicabs.