Another Freaking Snake!

 Another Freaking Snake!

 

Have been keeping my snake grabber thing out on the shelf of the front chicken coop. This afternoon, the shelf now also holds my machete! Went out to see why all the hens were having fits and found another rat snake poking its body through the sides of the plastic box that is used for a nesting box. Had to push three boxes back from the side of the shelf in order to actually have enough snake uncovered to snag with the grabber. That was one snake with an ugly attitude! Had to use the hand saw that was handy, and then after the snake was deposited in the trash bin, decided that the machete would be much more appropriate.

 

My first thoughts concerning the stupid snakes were about the origin. WHY are more snakes arriving right now? Then it dawned on me: three big grassy lots got mowed yesterday and today. The rabbits and snakes have to go somewhere!! One of the rabbits kept coming into my front yard and hiding under the trumpet vine. Went out there twice and shooed him away. He went to Shona’s house both times! Hope they don’t have anything outside that the rabbit would chew up! And at least she just got a rabbit and not a long snake!

 

Went down to Patty’s this morning to take Roxy some dog food and visit a bit. Patty’s camera went off two or three times last night: a great big nasty possum, a big black cat that circled through the driveway more than once, and one big black and white dog. Yes, Thompson got out last night and came home to sit on the front porch at four a.m. Sylvia kept getting me up last night for some strange reason, but when the front porch light came on, it was obvious that Thompson had gotten out of the yard. Then while we were in the house talking, Roxy had a barking fit. Thompson was out and in Patty’s doorway! The rabbits cause him to try, but the fence is about to get more help here in just a bit.

 

Shona said that AJ can help me put down enough fence stakes to keep the fence tight enough to keep Thompson inside the yard. Certainly don’t want anything to happen to him. Anyway, this evening when it is a bit cooler, we will get out there and work on the places that are not tight enough. AJ can get down on his knees a lot easier than this old woman. Getting down might not be too bad, but the getting back up part is not too likely.

 

The vacant lot next to the Leos home got mowed today. That may have been the living room for the latest rat snake. If Tony Zupkus ever gets around to mowing his pasture, we may find all sorts of wild animals coming out of that high grass! Even if we are not overly concerned about the wildlife living in the high grass, the possibility of fires is scary enough. Right now, the West is under an extreme heat wave—forecast for 54C or approximately 130 degrees Fahrenheit. Dear Hearts, that is mighty warm! No matter whether the heat is caused by the use of fossil fuels or something else, it seems like it is getting much harder to endure the vagaries of our weather. It makes me wonder what winter will be like if summer is this bad!

 

Really should not be griping about the weather. It has not been all that terrible here in WF for a few days. We actually had a few drops of rain yesterday and a bit of a breeze today. It just feels really strange to be thankful for anything under 90 degrees!

 

Let us remain calm and content to let God handle every situation in our lives, in our country, and in our world. HE can handle anything that comes up. May we spend our time being thankful and knowing that we can trust the future to our Father in heaven.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.