Hubby just returned from a weekend working at the ranch. He laid rocks in erosion areas to build up the road and cut down a tree that looked like it was dead so it wouldn’t block our entrance at an inopportune time (it was on the only easily accessible road to the house site).<\/p>\n
Dazzle and Millie had a grand time roaming with him, riding in the Jeep, and just enjoying the freedom.<\/p>\n
He had a little excitment one night when the neighbor’s hay trailer caught fire. The fire department responded and contained the fire. (Those large hay rolls burn quite a while.)<\/p>\n
And, of course, he confirmed what I already knew–we have bobcats. (I caught a fleeting glimpse of one a couple years ago.) Hubby scared one up this weekend and sent it packing. So, a quick inventory of the wildlife we’ve seen in the four years we’ve owned this property:<\/p>\n
Deer
\nOwls
\nCardinals and other similar-sized birds
\nRaccoons
\nRabbits
\nHawks
\nBuzzards
\nBulls and Cows (when they get through the fence)
\nSnakes (poisonous and non-poisonous)
\nWild pigs
\nHubby has heard coyotes
\nSquirrels
\nSpiders (the big ones with 20 foot tall webs that threaten to wrap you up if you don’t watch where you’re walking)
\nMassive mutant grasshoppers (just kidding about the mutant part)<\/p>\n
Wonder what else we’ll find?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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