Monday, June 6

Wildlife on the internet?

I think our wildlife is blogstalking me.  You KNOW coons have smartphones.
  Not a single coon or groundhog in sight yesterday! Nothing destroyed in the garden! JOY!
  Tonight they'll probably be 3 deep across the yard, but I'll take what I can get  :)

More fantastic advice from *animal control specialists*...drop human excrement into groundhog holes to discourage them.
I'll give you a moment to process that.......

That would be a big, fat OHELLNO.
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Refilling my coffee this morning, I glanced out the window and spotted this young fellow passing by..


Any photographer (even fake photographers ..fauxtographers?..like me) have that moment when they realize getting a clear shot is not worth falling out the living room window.

  The mowers finished up yesterday...the property is almost done.  There are a few spots I didn't mind doing myself (and didn't want to fork over more $ for), so I'll do that today.
  My chainsaw is up and running again! Time to cut up all those tree trunks that were around the garden.  I love using the chainsaw.
I will not be using the chainsaw to drop this tree:

I know my comfort limits.  This Aspen is diseased..so down it comes on Saturday.
It's too close to the pool, deck and garden for me to take down.  I love the tree, but Aspens have that delightful habit of snapping off huge limbs for no freakin' reason.  Time to drop it before it squashes something expensive!
I've never planted a tree here!  We aren't short on trees..HA..so I've never had the opportunity to pick a tree I wanted and plant one.  Maybe I'll tree shop!

Yesterday was just gorgeous...









We went swimming every few hours, ate the ripe strawberries while we weeded the garden, sat in the grass and watched the butterflies on the Mock Orange...
We being the dogs and myself.  Michael worked all weekend.  Poor guy!

18 comments:

  1. You should definitely report the stalking...

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  2. laughed at the advice from DNR... ha ha ha!!! i see you turning into bill murray from Caddyshack...

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  3. I believe urine works just as well -- next time your hubby has to, ahem, *tinkle* -- maybe you can suggest an appropriate area?

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  4. Nice pics of the deer. I always love looking out the window and seeing wildlife here on our farm.

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  5. Wha? Human you-know-what? Are they crazy? Lovely photos and sounds like the perfect weekend.

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  6. Hilarious advice yuck.
    Love your pics.Nice deer shot. B

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  7. Gotta love the advice from the "animal control specialists"! NOT!

    Nice photos! Looks and sounds like you (& the dogs) had a wonderful day yesterday!

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  8. You got everyone talking about DNR advice and no one commented on the excellent shot of your dog. Very nice. Like the bug photo too.

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  9. I had the hubby pee on the chicken coop to make the coyote family move on. Un-neutered male pee is the best.

    moosepants.

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  10. I can see the neighborhood busy body stopping by at an opportune moment. "Whatcha doin Sam?" "Oh you know. Just dumping my poo down a groundhog hole."

    You might not be invited to any pot luck dinners after that.

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  11. such a cute puppy profile! great photos! nothing faux about 'em.

    thanks for not sharing any of you pooping in holes...

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  12. I was thinking of Moosepant's hubby peeing on the chicken coop - I'm glad she mentioned it.

    I love the pictures, but the one of Voodoo made me smile. I love him.

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  13. Hi there - thanks for visiting my blog. I think that nature in the garden is always a real treat. When you go off to National Parks of such like you expect to see stuff - but when it comes to see you it seems even better.

    I think our possum’s cause the same problems as your ground hogs - although the advice we get here seems more sensible! (ie put up with it!)

    Cheers Stewart M - Australia

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  14. moosepants! I'm so glad to see you!
    I didn't even know you all had chickens now..

    Generally, I love all the wildlife here.
    Just not when they are destroying food we rely on.

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  15. I love seeing the velveteen! We live in the woods and I too have become one with the chainsaw. It is pretty empowering huh? ;)

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  16. No chickens yet, although we really should seeing as we have the coop. The coyotes had set up a den underneath it. Nothing would move them....except for DH pee. Good stuff!

    Moosepants

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  17. I Seriously am considering coming to live where you live. We had SNOW on the weekend! SNOW!
    Meanwhile...my strawberry plants are only just flowering. (Yes I'm whining;);)

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