So I wake up this morning to a lovely rainy day in Toronto to find a greenish bug on my window screen. I should preface this by saying I don't like bugs of any sort. This one, however, peaked my interest. There's a hole in my screen so this bug must've crawled through it. Trouble is that this bug hasn't moved all day long. I did watch him unload a bug-sized dump... impressive.
I ate breakfast, had a shower and this bug hasn't moved at all. I figured he'd come to stay with me so I named him Leroy after Encyclopedia Brown (if you remember those books you are my new hero). I've been checking on Leroy for most of the day. I think he's hurt - looks like his leg is stuck but hang on (just ran to the window) - he's making some progress towards the hole in the window screen! I think his leg is broken though - ouch.
I tried helping Leroy to freedom by rattling the screen a bit. Each time I do that he shakes his head to let me know he's still hangin' in there. I feel a little helpless right now... should I help Leroy out of my window into the wild? He might end up on the windshield of a Audi A4 only to be washed off by some disgruntled gas station attendant.
For some strange reason, Leroy is bringing me comfort. I'm really not sure why that is but I'm sure he was sent to tell me to hang in there. Forces bigger than me are at work to set me free.
Perhaps I'll try to help Leroy out now. Back in a sec.
All right kids, Leroy has been liberated! I took out one of his antennas in the process... oops. Plus I don't think he flew away. For all you entomologists out there, I was not involved in any cruelty towards bugs - I just wanted to help my new friend Leroy out!
Goodbye, Leroy. You were a comfort to me today. May you grow back your leg and your antenna you lost in the emancipation process. May you begin again in the grass underneath my window.
