coreys and bats

[threeplusfire]

I had no idea until last week Mike had never seen The Lost Boys. Dude. One of the most quintessential 80's films of all time? One of my favorite movies? A movie that makes me want to live in that weird 80's moment where 3,000 rowdy young people will dance with abandon to a big muscled dude belting out impassioned saxophone rock? Where the beach was the murder capital of the world and vampires lived in the ruins of a resort crumbling into the sea? With all that ridiculous and wonderful original period hair and clothing?

Not to mention - A MOVIE WITH BOTH COREYS.

So thankfully it was showing in an original 35mm print at the Drafthouse so we could relish the scratchy, joyous abandon. I love that movie.

Penny Arcade has discovered bat houses. I highly encourage you to build your own bat house. Google bat house kit and you can find all sorts, small and large. Bats eat insects and pollinate plants. Giving them a bat house will be both good for them and keep them from nesting in your own house. Bats!

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[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

I want a bat house SO BAD. Hopefully it will be one of the things on my nesting list this autumn/winter. I've been intimidated by all the guidelines about how high they have to be, how far from other structures, etc. Do y'all have one already up?

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

We do! Bathouse in the sky. The tricky part of it is finding a place both high and receiving lots of sun. What we ended up doing was attaching a post to one of the supports of the gate on the side of the house, which helped provide stability. The house itself is about at the level of the roof. (Originally we wanted to put it on the back of the house, but it was too close to the tree and did not get the sunlight it needed to provide a super warm little home for bats.)

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

I think that's why we don't have one yet. We are blessed with three lovely and huge trees around our house, but that makes it tricky to find a place to put the bat house that won't require major construction. I have not given up hope!