Some drones, some wooden model ships, and a dog by the pond out back …
The yard, pond, seasons, animals …
Winter leaves the pond barren looking. Just a look though. The muskrats ate most of the vegetation last year. Not sure if any are still resident. The cats have been working the pond over pretty well. My traps remain empty.
Perhaps this, the only live vegetation in the pond yesterday- is a shoot from a water lily the muskrats didn’t get? Maybe something else? We’ll see.
Can’t have a post without a cat …
Kitty, between the window and the venetian blinds.
Kathy and Steve just finished another harvest. This time, straight into the honey bears …
This batch of honey has a caramel taste to it, I think. Love it. Some more pics …
Loving those bears …
That’s a cat.
And that’s enough of that. Had two pieces of buttered toast today – one with our spring honey, and one with this new late summer honey – and that’s a bit too delicious to think too much about.
Ouch … those ratty muskrats!!!
Just one month ago …
And now, this …
So, I managed to get off one good shot
Just one shot, for many many hours of hunting, sitting still, in a chair, down by the pond. Had ratty in the crosshairs, pulled the trigger, and he dived. No blood. The next day, he or another muskrat, was seen crossing the pond with a mouth full of plant matter. They are so careful. Trapping’s the only way – and I haven’t been able to find their hole, this season. Not yet. And now, it’s too late to save the pond – but I will eradicate those muskrats, this year, anyway.
