I've been at the farm this afternoon mowing grass and doing a little work in the yard. My Mom and Dad had a lot of yard (grass) to keep up, not many trees and over the years a haphazard way of planting shrubs. So what I see is a big mess or I should say "an opportunity". My Mother had the most wonderful flowers in the yard. I've just got to wait and see where and what everything is and do I keep it, move it or throw it in the compost pile. And I'm digging from my yard and moving stuff down there too.
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| Carpenter Bee Trap |
The carpenter bees are having a field day with the new wood in the smokehouse/barn. I bought a carpenter bee trap and it's got about 4-5 bees in it now - they get in and can't get out. Today was cool so I got to swat a couple. I did buy one of those battery operated zappers and it will be returned. I can use a piece of wood and be just as effective. I keep forgetting to push the button for the zapper to work and by then the bee is gone or buzzing around me and making me crazy. Nasty little devils!
Then I was in the barn and lo and behold there was a snake looped around the rafters - well, the snake is still there and we will try to get along. I'm not much on trying to kill a snake and not sure what kind this was - it was a snake - what else can I say!
