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Playing Cat and Mouse
We have had a few field mice making their way in to our house. Not sure if their entry so early in the fall season is a harbinger of horrible winter weather to come, or we need to really reassess pest proofing the house…..or both. Lilly has been on high alert but has met with little success.
Lilly: I know that stupid mouse ran under the night stand!
Mouse: Stupid cat will never find me under here!
ps…..I was not too happy that Lilly ran to our bedroom with the mouse in her mouth and then proceeded to let it go. Glen lifted the night stand and the mouse took off and ran straight to Lilly. Lilly then proceed to chase it under our bed before the mouse made its great escape to our closet. Lilly sat outside our closet for a lllloooonnnngggg time waiting for the mouse to come back out and play. It did, but she again was unable to catch it after it ran into the laundry room and escaped down a drain.
pps…..After reviewing the pictures, we really need to move furniture more often when we vacuum.
Only one
This fall has really been a beautiful one with all the trees changing colors. Only one shrub in our front yard got into the swing of things.
Sadly, it won’t be long before all the leaves are on the ground and the trees/shrubs are bare. I love autumn…..not looking forward to winter. :-\
An Effective Possum Catcher
Our dog Lucy has been a busy girl keeping our yard safe from possums.
Lucy: I did it and am feeling slightly guilty.
Petey: I think its squeaker is broken.
Never fear, this little fella was just playing dead. Notice this possum has a lot of wet fur. Lucy is not only good at catching them, she is full service and gives them a bath too.
Possum: I am so out of here!
Predicting the Weather?
I finally got around to cutting open a persimmon seed. I only cut open one because they are super hard and I could see myself slicing off a finger or stabbing myself.
It is in the shape of a spoon. So, if you believe the wives tale, we will be getting a lot of heavy, wet snow this winter. For more on persimmon seeds predicting winter weather check out this website.
Road Trip
Yesterday Glen and I went on a little road trip to Weston, Mo. It is a fun/quaint little town. The first thing we did was eat. Glen did a little research and decided we needed to eat Here. We both ordered the O’Malley sandwich…. “Signature sandwich slathered with Corned Beef, Swiss Cheese and Marinated Slaw on grilled Marble Rye Bread with Spicy Brown Mustard, offered with a mound of Pub Fries“. It was abso-freaking-lutely fantastic! Naturally since we were at a brewery we had to try out their beer. Glen opted for the O’Malley stout and I had the 1842 Porter. Both were quite tasty! Afterwards, we waddled our way to the Pirtle Winery, (check it out here). We tasted a few wines, the best being a Traminette. They also have fantastic meads. The rest of the afternoon consisted of walking up and down Main Street checking out the many little shops in town.
One of the stores we went in was a home interior/taxidermy store. Glen really liked this squirrel.
On our way home, we went to the Weston Bend State Park. It is a gorgeous park with walking trails.
Walking along the trail we found large fungus growing on a rotted log.
Lookout point….wish the trees were further along in changing colors. Still a great view!
Spooky Spider
It is getting close to Halloween so thought I would share a picture of a spooky levitating spider.
Just kidding, this hairy beast had an awesome web that it was sitting in waiting for the next unsuspecting flying bug.
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