A little tiny afternoon downpour blew through. i brought the dogs in, closed the greenhouse windows, put out a bucket, and we all took a nap.
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Torvi
This is Torvi. She is the first orb weaver to show up this year. She has a web that spans the width of the whole back of the green house. That’s where i first found her and where she has hung out since. One day i was doing my regular warfare with the grasshoppers who …
Handling a Rattlesnake Problem
I let the grass get thigh high and a rattlesnake moved into the chicken pen and returned to this particular spot under the water dispenser every night. The wide flat head told me what it was and its return to the same spot nightly told me it was not just passing through. I had let …
Kiska
This is what happened. My coworker asked me if i wanted kittens. I said no. Then she asked me if i knew anyone who wanted kittens. I said actually my neighbor is looking for barn cats. I agreed to take the litter for my friend/neighbor as barn cats. He then said he has enough barn …
Releasing the Garden Snails
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 …
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 …