With a small kitten on the way i knew i had to downsize. I would not have time for every animal i was currently caring for. Keeping the snail terrarium clean and keeping them in constant supply of food in a moist environment that was not molding was a full time job. So, i released …
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Kitten Season
Every year when it stops being so cold that it freezes at night and it hasnt yet become so hot that you can cook food by leaving it on the dashboard of your car and locking the doors…the feral barn cats have babies. Now, out here we have the large 50 lb wolf- like coyotes. …
An Unusually Prolific Hail Season
There’s been a lot of hail this year. There hasn’t been a substantial amount of prolonged rainfall since 2019. We’re getting more hail than rain. It seems this was a good year to build the carport. You just never know what the skies are going to do.
The First Uninvited House Guest of the Year
The scorpions are back. Ready the salt canisters.
A Different Way
A pregnant coworker with a 1 year old at home who works full time turned around in her chair and folded her arms, “Tell me, cuz i want to know. I want to know what is so time consuming that you cant find time to fit in projects or sleep. I want to know what …
Nesting Material
After i pull out Sili’s winter coat i always lay the fur in the grass near the chicken pen. The birds go there to steal feathers and chicken feed and so its an area highly trafficked by songbirds. When they encounter the offering a lot of them take pieces of dog fur to line their …
Grandpa’s Weeder
I ordered this thing online and it came in the mail. It is the greatest invention. I immediately went and pulled up all the bull thistles on the property. They pop right out root and all! It’s so amazing! You just line it up, push it down, and lean to the side. It is now …
It’s Frog Season
I try to keep these guys away from the dogs but this time of year they’re everywhere. Occasionally one comes in throwing up white foam and i know they’ve picked up a frog of some sort. You’d think they’d learn but they never do. They just dont eat for a day and they throw up …
Not all Snakes are Bad Snakes
I hear a lot of coworkers that live in slightly larger more populated cities say, “the only good kind of snake is a dead snake”. Well that’s just cuz you live in a more landscaped developed area and you dont have a bunch of wide open tall-grass areas and you have little need of their …
A Moth Shelters from the Wind
One day this gigantic moth posted up in one of my potted trees on the porch. It started on one of the branches and dropped down to the soil. I wasnt sure if it was going to lay eggs and leave hundreds of tiny eating machines behind so i was pretty wary of the new …