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07/30/2003 Archived Entry: "ANT, BAT, RACCOON, FOX, POSSUM, SQUIRREL MAGNET"

ANT, BAT, RACCOON, FOX, POSSUM, SQUIRREL MAGNET

This house is a magnet for critters, large and small which makes life very interesting. Last night it was the red fox that set Jack on fire. Also the raccoon was ambling around, the one we haven’t yet caught and relocated. The squirrels breed faster than rabbits.

The carpenter ants that are searching for water have been contained, I hope. I don’t mind that they build nests in our trees, but I’d rather they’d stay clear of our house in the future. I guess that is one of the problems with putting trees close to your house as overhanging branches make for easy drop zones onto our roof. Rough cedar siding and heavy shake shingles are very inviting.

But that’s the way we wanted it so we can’t be too choosey who wants to come live with us.

It wasn’t Niagara Falls invading our basement after all….nothing that exciting although it sure seemed like it at the time. It was a faulty water heater., only two years old, that was the culprit. 30 gallons of water spreads out a whole lot. That has been corrected.

There will be something adventuresome happening here today…I can count on it. Some rain would help as that would get these critters back where they can survive without our help.

Now, I’m off to the County 4-H Fair to see the chickens.Then I'm meeting two of my most favorite people again at Orozco's for lunch. We have to get our talking all done in the summer before school starts as after that, they have no time for such fun. Usually we go for breakfast as no one else is there after about 9:00 and we don't have to be so careful what we say out loud. Today, we'll have to whisper. Kidding!