Tuesday 25 November 2014

Moth

We have a moth in our house.  This moth has been in our house since about June or July.  It was perched in the hallway, near the ceiling by the dining room door.  It wasn't moving.  We decided it was dead, and each of us kept meaning to remove it from its perch, but none of us got round to it,

About six to eight weeks ago, I was walking towards the front door when I noticed that the moth had moved.  It was no longer by the dining room door, it was above the window of the vestibule door.  I was amazed. I had been sure this moth was dead because it hadn't moved an inch in months, and now there it was, not moving, but in a different place.

Last week, we had the downstairs carpets cleaned.  This seemed to unnerve the moth, which by this time we were calling our pet moth.  He moved from above the window to the side of the window.  We think it might have been because of the steam rising from the machine the men were using.  I thought it might finally decide to leave us.



A few days ago it had gone from the side of the window, and I couldn't see it anywhere.  Had it finally left us?  No, it had moved to the ceiling near the front door.  I have no idea if this is normal moth behaviour, but we're quite enjoying moth watch in our house.