The Shocking Truth! April 24, 2015
I was living the dream,
working away in my little garden spot
and then Marsha arrived…
Prepare for the unthinkable…
And then my friend Marsha showed up, in a tizzy and he//bent on getting an explanation from me. I’m not proud of the fact that I hurt her feelings. Seriously. As she ranted and raved about my rendezvous with her husband, I found myself helpless to defend my actions. Finally, I’d had enough. I grabbed my shovel and shoved it towards her. I have to warn you, the following photos may prove a bit unsettling to some of you, for that, I’m sorry.
What a wonderful story.
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henrywest said this on April 27, 2015 at 24:00 |
Thank you, Henry. A few days earlier I blogged about Mortimer. I see these friends all over the front and back yard. I’m a nature lover and an organic gardener. It was time for me to see if danger lurked. I hauled “Mortimer” off in a bucket (closed lid) to the local Animal Services Dept. A very kind officer educated me, and since these little snakes are helping me and they are not poisonous, I asked the officer for help. I held the snake and the rest is history. Go back a couple days in my blog and you can read about that escapade. ;)
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coffeegrounded said this on April 27, 2015 at 24:00
It’s a fun story and your garden is amazing. I can’t to see the full blooms. I haven’t seen any snakes in our yard. We used to have many gardener snakes around when I was growing up.
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henrywest said this on April 27, 2015 at 24:00
What I see: A flower, some dirt, half a snake, a dog tail, and a statue in a pot. I’m not sure Mortimer would be pleased. :-)
Around these parts, we have rattlers, pigmy rattlers, water mocassins, and rat snakes. When the scales are not bright, I’ve no fright. :-)
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floridaborne said this on April 22, 2015 at 24:00 |
Oh, I didn’t slay the ‘ole gal, I woke her up when I went to pick her up, I was afraid Hannah was going to use her as a play toy. Last time we saw her she was between the pots, most likely heading for the safety of the lower deck.
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coffeegrounded said this on April 22, 2015 at 24:00
I’m glad to hear she didn’t become a doggie chew toy. :-)
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floridaborne said this on April 22, 2015 at 24:00
Me too! Hannah would have had a field day.
What tickled me was to see her playing ‘dead’! LOL
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coffeegrounded said this on April 22, 2015 at 24:00
A few days earlier I’d written another serpent story. Mortimer, Marsha’s hubby and I had an encounter.
That post is titled: (Bucket List) Snake Wrangler!
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coffeegrounded said this on April 22, 2015 at 24:00
You make encountering snakes seem funny. Me encounter a snake? You’ll hear me scream, all the way from California to Texas. You are very kind, Margie. Me – I hate snakes! But this is a funny story – you have a unique perspective.
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Sharon Bonin-Pratt said this on April 22, 2015 at 24:00 |
Sharon, I’m still frightened of snakes, the ones that I cannot identify, which would be all but the two types that I’ve witnessed within the past week. For years I have seen them while mowing, composting and especially while digging within the garden beds.
Thankfully they aren’t large and they have never appeared aggressive. I finally got brave enough to enquire about them, and was fortunate enough to find someone quite knowledgeable on the subject.
I can promise you, I will never grab a basket from the kitchen, drag out my daughters flute from high school, and take up snake charming. There’s no money in it…
My humor is my coping mechanism. ;-)
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coffeegrounded said this on April 22, 2015 at 24:00