It's an ugly little thorny bush that you can't pull up & after it's mowed down it looks like some sort of bird has met it's demise.
My Dad said he hasn't seen it before but it's in almost all the fields. Anybody know what it is?
Update: Thistle! Kill it!
Went out to the garden to open up the shed to let the breeze blow through.
I had left a bag of blood meal in one of the buckets under the back lean to & something must have thought it was food. Doesn't appear they liked it after mauling it, as most of the contents were still intact.
And woo hoo, my asparagus is growing! I planted 15 crowns & all but 2 are showing signs of life.
Greg had brought a load of compost from the city property & as I was using it to fill in the cinder block holes I looked down & saw this on one of the crowns. A stick was put in by each crown so I could tell where they were located.
Isn't that just the cutest little (& I do mean little) thing?
Had a few minor projects to get done in the barn, like hanging blinds, installing handles & locks on doors, etc. As Greg was walking back & forth from the barn to the house he happened to notice this in the grass right by our steps!
It's a timber/canebreak rattlesnake. He was a young one, just 2 buttons. He was 'relocated'.
The next day this guy came strolling across the field.
Not poisonous but if you get too close he will snap your fingers off. He can reach his neck out several inches, as in 6 or more! He is kind of pretty though. After the photo shoot, we let him meander on his way.
Then also noticed these guys by one of the doors on the house.
Why do they always build their nests in high traffic areas? I let them stay if they are out of the way but these were too close for coming & going comfort. They were 'disposed' of as well.
Sorry this post is such a creepy crawly one but that's sometimes life in the country. Here's a couple of feel good shots to leave you with.
Went out to the garden to open up the shed to let the breeze blow through.
I had left a bag of blood meal in one of the buckets under the back lean to & something must have thought it was food. Doesn't appear they liked it after mauling it, as most of the contents were still intact.
And woo hoo, my asparagus is growing! I planted 15 crowns & all but 2 are showing signs of life.
Greg had brought a load of compost from the city property & as I was using it to fill in the cinder block holes I looked down & saw this on one of the crowns. A stick was put in by each crown so I could tell where they were located.
Isn't that just the cutest little (& I do mean little) thing?
Had a few minor projects to get done in the barn, like hanging blinds, installing handles & locks on doors, etc. As Greg was walking back & forth from the barn to the house he happened to notice this in the grass right by our steps!
It's a timber/canebreak rattlesnake. He was a young one, just 2 buttons. He was 'relocated'.
The next day this guy came strolling across the field.
Not poisonous but if you get too close he will snap your fingers off. He can reach his neck out several inches, as in 6 or more! He is kind of pretty though. After the photo shoot, we let him meander on his way.
Then also noticed these guys by one of the doors on the house.
Why do they always build their nests in high traffic areas? I let them stay if they are out of the way but these were too close for coming & going comfort. They were 'disposed' of as well.
Sorry this post is such a creepy crawly one but that's sometimes life in the country. Here's a couple of feel good shots to leave you with.
4 comments:
The weed is either a bull or horrible thistle. They can take a pasture over in a hurry.
Thanks for stopping by Nina. Yes, as my Dad said, they will take over a pasture very fast.
We have thistles too and they are hard to get rid of. Or at least I can't seem to get all of the root out. I always try to keep them from spreading seed though.
Congrats on your asparagus! That's always a treat. And all the wildlife! That's country living for you.
Thanks Leigh. I would rather have the furry kind of wildlife instead of the reptilian type.
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