i witnessed something interesting this morning.

we’re dog-sitting at my parents house for a few days (i guess that means we’re house-sitting too). this morning, as i got ready for my day, i went into the hall bathroom to finish up my hygienic routine.

this particular bathroom is set up like many bathrooms; 1 tub, 1 toilet and a long counter with 2 sinks and 2 mirrors above said sinks.

as i was brushing my teeth (which takes 2 minutes with our sonicare) i noticed a little house-fly who was in quite a predicament.

you see, he (she? it?) was flying back and forth from one mirror to the other in a continual loop. but he wasn’t landing on the mirrors…he was flying into them.

bzzzzBAM!

bzzzzzzBAM!

bzzzzBAM!

bzzzzzzBAM!

his little fly body would just bounce right off the mirror’s face. then he’d right himself and start back on the semi-circular path to the next mirror.

i literally watched him do this at least 20 times. over and over. putting tiny dents in his gloriously durable exoskeleton (do flies have exoskeletons? i refuse to look it up).

i’m sure there’s some lesson for me in this, but i haven’t discovered what it is yet.

i know it’ll make a great sermon illustration someday.

and now it’s catalogued on this blog for when i forget it.

happy wednesdaBAM!

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