I went out yesterday to capture a couple of images of the garden. It is mostly finished for this year, and I wanted to do a before and after comparison for you. As I walked back toward the house, I saw how busy the skunk has been lately.
Much of our upper yard looks like this. The skunk, or skunks, have been feeding well on the insects. The warm summer was good for the bugs, but the skunk is evening the score–and that’s okay by me. :yea:
It was mid afternoon and Sylvia and I had just enjoyed some melon and were resting in front of the TV watching an episode of The American Bible Challenge. The door bell sounded, I said it was probably the neighbor coming to help me trim some trees. It was and he did. My father-in-law’s old chain saw wouldn’t start for us, so we resorted to muscled power and pruning saw.
We trimmed back the cedar that was rubbing on the house. We also ripped out a burning bush that was far too close to the house. I’m not sure which of the two previous home owners had planted the tree and the bush in those locations, but they had to go. 🙁
It took four trips with the tractor and front-end loader to haul away the brush and debris from our trimming. I soon had it done. It should be a great night for sleeping. 😀
I don’t know that TV show. Must be on cable.
It’s on the Game Show Network. Yes, I know it sounds dreadful, but it is kind of fun. Besides we like testing our own Bible knowledge. :dunce:
Those skunks sure like grubs. My yard looks a lot like yours! I am tolerating the skunks because I don’t like grubs more than I don’t like skunks. lol
I hope you slept well!
Yes, they do! I’d rather have skunks getting them as compared to moles. (Less problems when mowing. 😀 )
Thanks, I did sleep well. The only problem, if it’s a problem, is I wanted to sleep late this morning. :zz:
Mmmmm, tree trimmings. :food:
Wish you, and your friends, were here. 😀 I have lots of tasty stuff for good goats like you to chew on.
There’s some trimming that needs doing around here. Oh, well.
I suppose you could follow my example and put it off for a few years before actually doing that trimming. 😐
It’s a busy time of year getting the house ready for winter. We did the same–trimmed back the garden and closed up the pond. It’s sad to shut it all down, but I look forward to the rest during the winter months.
I’m going to send my skunks to your house. I think we have a skunk (or a raccoon) eating my frogs. I’m not sure we have any left. 🙁
It is good to see things shut down for winter. That’s one of the good things about the season of cold and snow. 🙂 Perhaps you also enjoy the cycle of seasons that we experience at this latitude?