Had some more painting to do at the Country House. Does it ever get finished?
I had crown mold, door frames, baseboards & quarter rounds to paint before they started installing. I also had to get the last coat on in the bedroom. I painted all day on Friday & finished most of it by Sunday.
The carpenters showed up Monday & got to work on the trim in the kitchen & the window sills.
One of the carpenters noticed a 'nice sized' gator in the pond. My Dad just happened to be at his place so I called him to see if he could shoot it. Of course, by the time he got into position the gator went under. My Dad stayed out for about an hour & shot a couple of times but missed. He said that his gun needed to be sighted in or that his aim was really bad. He said that after the 3rd shot, the gator stuck his tongue out at him, & he knew it was time for him to quit.
The carpenter who spotted the gator asked if it would be alright if he tried to trap it. He said & I quote "It's kind of like a hobby of mine". OK. He said he would skin it, save the skin & eat the meat. I said sure, why not? He set out 2 hooks. One off the dock & the other at the shallow end. I left on Wednesday & the gator had gotten the bait a couple of times but didn't 'hook' itself. The guy said he would keep trying.
I talked to my Dad this morning & he said that as far as he knew, the guy hadn't had any luck. I told my Dad that it sounds like he's just feeding the gator & that the gator has probably told his cousins & they are just coming by for a quick meal. If he hasn't caught it by this weekend I will ask him not to set any more traps.
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| Shallow end after bait was taken. Broke the rod. |
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| 2nd baiting. Hook, line & rod were taken the 1st time. |
Here are a couple pics of my pathetic garden, Nelly having fun & other weeds:
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| 1 Peach tree blooming. The other only had a couple blooms. |
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| Weeds have once again taken over. The branch looks so close but it's actually about 60 or 70 yards away! |
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| Not sure what this is? |
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| Bitter Weed everywhere! |
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| Nelly running & playing |
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| Sigh |
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| Nelly hiding in the weeds |
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| More weeds but these are kind of pretty. |
We're headed back up there this weekend & I'll get some pics of the inside of the barn apartment to post next week.
9 comments:
OK so I have to ask...is Nelly safe with a gator about? I have no experience with such things, so don't know if they would come up on land to go after a small dog or not. I'm sure you have it covered, but was just curious if something like this is ever a problem?
I'm looking forward to meeting Nelly, so tell her not to be the gator bait!
Yes it could be a problem if she were out there by herself & got close to the waters edge. So, she is never far from my side (think, me & my shadow) & we didn't go too close to the pond.
Will do!
Well, that's not a problem in our neighborhood...we are more on the lookout for coyotes! Another problem with small dogs. Which is why Pepperoni is never out of my sight.
Susan, We also have coyotes that come & go but they are only out at night & Nelly is never out at night by herself.
I think the pile of dried mud is the home of a crawdad (crawfish). We get them after rains in low lying areas where it stays wet longer.
The weeds are a never ending battle, I feel your pain.
Thanks 1st.
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