I am on vacation this week and part of next, and pre-wrote and scheduled posts while I’m gone.
I’ll be posting on Instagram while I’m gone (which automatically posts to the Love & Hisses Facebook page as well as Tumblr). If you’re not on Instagram, Facebook or Tumblr, no worries – I’ll do a massive roundup post once I’m home from vacation, so you won’t miss anything.
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Today’s post is full of creepy-crawlies – snakes, spiders, bugs, rats – so if any of that bothers you, skip it and come back tomorrow.
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Crooked Acres Wednesday: snakes, spiders, bugs and rats.
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Another shot of Stefan from the day he brought the snake into the house, which caused this video to happen:
Not ten minutes after that happened, I walked out the front door to find a snake laying across the steps to the front porch. I didn’t realize until I was in the act of stepping down onto the top step that the snake was there, so I pretty much levitated across the yard when I saw it. Then, of course, I came inside and called Fred down to deal with it.
I am told that this is a “pretty” snake. I’m not scared of snakes, but I also don’t go out of my way to handle them, because I know very little about them, and thus assume that they’re all ready to strike and kill me.
Fred picked it up and carried it out to the edge of the woods, and it raced off. It’s an Eastern King snake.
Japanese Beetle on the Hydrangea in the front flower bed.
Freshly hatched Assassin Bugs. They are SO FREAKIN’ CUTE when they’re this tiny.
Asian Lady Beetle, spreading her wings.
Their wings are pretty when you get up close – too bad they’re such pests. (Asian Lady Beetles are not the same as Ladybugs.)
Jean Raphael. Jumping spiders are just SO FREAKIN’ CUTE. They’re my favorite spiders, I just want to kiss them on top of their fuzzy little heads.
Rat in the chicken coop. ::SIGH:: We’ve got rat traps in the coop (where the chickens can’t wander onto them), chickens will snatch up and eat baby rats, and Archie occasionally wanders out to the coop, so I suppose the rat issue could be worse out there. (Rats are also awfully cute.)
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Previously
2015: Sugarbutt
2014: No entry.
2013: They’re fond of the sunshine, is what I’m saying.
2012: Stompers and Jake size each other up.
2011: Ciara pretty much always looks appalled by whatever we’re doing.
2010: No entry.
2009: No entry.
2008: No entry.
2007: “I just don’t see what all the fuss is about, lady.”
2006: No entry.
2005: So, it is done.