Pigeon Porn and Spiders

I like to sleep on the balcony, it is very comfortable at night, due to the cool night breeze. I prefer this to the air conditioning and fan inside which cause me to wake up with a stuffy nose and gummy eyes. Sleeping on the balcony, I have learned has Its drawbacks too. For one thing there are the pigeons. The balcony is enclosed, it has a roof and windows all around, outside the windows are black security grid that form a nice platform for my flowers. This part has a metal roof that serves a nice dance floor for the pigeons. It is also pigeon mating season and they like to get down and dirty on the dance floor. Dawn seems to be an auspicious time for pigeon porn. The next drawback, I learned the night before last, is spiders. I awoke, about three in the morning, hot and bothered with pain in my right arm and leg. It looks like the summer is now too hot to sleep on the balcony anymore. But anyway, I awoke to find my right hand and foot had doubled in size, and my elbow and knee were burning in pain. I found two angry lumps, on on my forearm and one on my thigh. I thought mozzies, but then remembered that mozzies don't normally have this drastic an impact. I took two anti-histamines and turned on the AC and waited to see what would happen. I fell asleep, but awoke the next day to discover the swelling and pain had gone. I mentioned this to a friend yesterday and he said it sounded like I was bitten by a spider. I can only hope my sister Siobhan never learns of this, as it would surely mean her never visiting the country, never mind the flat!