photoprompt@DaleRogerson
Zing, I want to go back to where the water was warm and the sun was hot,” muttered Zang. “This is unbearable. What a strange place is this Earth!”
Zing shivered, too. His antennae quivered from his shaking. But their assignment had been clear. They must analyze “snow” to see if it could be weaponized and used against them.
“Zang, do you remember the little girl who watched us from her window? I wonder what she’s doing now.”
“Enjoying the warmth of the sun, of course. Splashing like a fish in the warm water. Not freezing, like us.”
Just Writing! 
If she has any sense she will be…
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Dear Linda,
I pity Zing and Zang. Not an assignment I’d care for. Perhaps they can get it over with and join Peony in Guatemala. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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We shall see!
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Good luck with analyzing snow then. That shouldn’t take very long if they’ve already analysed rain. I feel for this pair.
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A sci-fi tale 🙂
Our Planet Earth is really diverse and so beautiful!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Yes it is. But Zing and Zang come from somewhere totally different. . . .
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how would you describe the region they come from?
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I don’t know yet, Anie. They’re as much a mystery to me as they are to the rest of you 🙂
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I quite like this, but am confused by the little girl.
I guess they have been here for a while and seen a few things.
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The little girl was part of last week’s story:
https://lindaswritingblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/07/a-watcher/
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So ……. Zing and Zang are air-breathers with the same body temperature as us? They’re from somewhere equatorial, not another planet, is my bet
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Not sure yet. Maybe they just have the ability to adjust?
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The last line says all … Great write.
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Hopefully they won’t have to put up with the snow for too long.
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I like the contrast to last week’s prompt. I know where I would rather be! 🙂
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Me too!
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Poor Zing and Zang. I don’t envy them! Lovely story.
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too bad they aren’t like birds with a body temp that “self-adjusts.” I hope they go a long holiday back home on Planet Zonk, if they ever get there. 🙂
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Huh. Planet Zonk. Interesting. You know these guys, Christine?
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I’m getting to know them as time goes on — and they seem to have the Zonk zeitgeist. 😉
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🙂
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With their concern about weaponised snow, I hope they never learn about snowballs!
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Don’t go stealing my thunder, now 🙂
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I´m not sure if I feel soor with them….
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Love Zing and Zang and her beautiful tales woven around them .
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Oh that was’your beautiful tales’🙂
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I see I’m not the only one who thought of snowballs! A great tale once again.
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A funny snowball battle to get to know each other, would be at least better than an avalanche that ends the story!
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Ah, the life of a landing party is no picnic! Nice tale
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Poor Zing and Zang 🙂
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Zing and Zang are back! 🙂 Good they are still analyzing the snow and haven’t gotten anywhere. But they’ll still need to fly away to a warm place and maybe then think.
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The other name for “sun” is “furnace”. So they are right.
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well done
there is something called “warm snow.” it has a little gelatin mixed in it. you can swim in it.
cheers.
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I didn’t know that!
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I like these two. You should write a series of shorts featuring Zing and Zang, Linda.
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I actually have written six, maybe seven, Zing and Zang stories, Varad. You can find them on my “just writing” blog under Categories.
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it looks like zing and zang complain too much. they’re starting to have human tendencies. 🙂
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🙂
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Well, if they can’t handle a bot of cold I reckon their invasion is doomed to failure 🙂
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Maybe it’s not so much an invasion as an excursion?
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I would bash up Zing and Zang for thinking of making a weapon of destruction out of something that adds beauty! Serves them right for shivering!
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Ha! Well, they’re not thinking so much of MAKING a weapon as being sure earth people won’t make it a weapon 🙂
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👍
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When you mentioned Zing’s antennae it made me think of the TV show, My Favorite Martian. What a hoot that show was!
I got a kick out of your post. I always love alien’s perspective of earth.
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That one was on reruns on ME TV for a while. Corny, but fun. Improbable, but you just keep watching 🙂
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If they finish their analysis soon, hopefully, the bosses will send them to another area with yet another eco-system… Lord knows, Earth has quite a few…
Even if they realise snow can be turned into snowballs, all they’ll discover is how much fun a fight of this sort can be! 😉 If they figure out how to dress for the occasion.
Oh crap. As I write this, I look outside and it is snowing. AGAIN. Sigh.
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We’re supposed to get some tomorrow night. I don’t mind it this late in the season. It doesn’t stick long.
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Speak foe yourself!!
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🙂
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I think that they have found out that snow can indeed be a weapon…
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Poor Zing and Zang. What an assignment they have.
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Brr I feel for Zing and Zang!
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Zing and Zang don’t seem to appreciate the beauty of a snowy landscape. 😉
Nice one, Linda.
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No, I think they’re too busy shivering. I wonder if they’ve discovered warm winter clothing–or if they could use it. I haven’t “seen” them yet 🙂
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They certainly seem to be underdressed for the weather. 😊
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I think they will love spring, summer, autumn and winter….because all are fantastic, i you are without of fear and opened for the beauty of nature!
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Love the continued interaction between these to. I’m wondering how Zang knows the girl is enjoying the sun – have they been sent further on, away from her?
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Well, the snow is certainly part of a different climate than the rickety house on the shore was, so yes. They’ve travelled. How did Zang know Peony was watching? Maybe it was those antennae 🙂
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If they just come over to Australia now, there is plenty of sun going around. A bit too much sun actually, where is that snow when you need it?
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Good morning, Linda. Is there any way you can “unset” this as the Home Page of your blog? It’s still popping up both on my computer and on my phone whenever I type in your site address. I don’t know a lot about this, but this post’s URL must somehow be set as the “Display A Static Home Page.” By now it can’t be just a glitch.
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I’ve tried a dozen different ways. Maybe someone out there can help me out. I’d like each new post to be the one that comes up, as it does on my Bible study blog. I’ll work on it again, though. Maybe I just need to change the theme.
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If you go to your Admin and selected PAGES, you’ll see all the pages that are displaying. If “A Cold Assignment” is there, delete it. If you go to APPEARANCE > Menus and you see it somewhere in the menus, delete it. But if you’ve done all this and not found the glitch, then I’d say you’ll have to contact WP and see what they can do.
Something isn’t right and people will be thinking you haven’t posted anything since Feb — at least on phones. Your side bars aren’t displaying on my phone, just posts scrolling backwards from this post.
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Okay, good to know.
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