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Snake and other random tidbits

 

I was weeding the mailbox flower bed and this guy scared the crap out of me.  I literally almost grabbed it thinking it was a stick.  I told my husband he has to weed it for me now. I literally did a back roll when I noticed it.  I'm sure anyone driving by got a laugh out of it.

The barn birds have been busy making nests in the barns.  They will be taken down soon.  They are bombing me on the front porch now.  Sheesh.

We bought a mole chasing windmill when we visited Amish country.  It works 75 yards in all directions.  I think we'll buy another one if we make another trip.

I found one last bag of garden zucchini, so I whipped up a breakfast casserole yesterday.  This morning I will have more time to get other things done.





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Chasity said…
That snake definitely looks like a stick!
May 18, 2021 at 9:45 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Chasity, right? Ugh. My husband removed it from the flower bed.
May 18, 2021 at 1:36 PM
linnellnickerson@gmail.com said…
We have garter snakes around here and they are harmless, but they give me the hebee -gebees. Not my favorite thing to have in the garden. i probanly would of ran a mile a way from it!" UGH "
May 18, 2021 at 3:29 PM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
linnellnickerson they are in all my gardens, but they do tend to give me the hebee-begees every single time they appear.
May 19, 2021 at 6:52 AM
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