first of the season snake battle

Apr 23, 2025

Yesterday marks my first snake battle of the spring/summer season and I’m pretty sure it was a tie.

mowed yard

Mowing and weedeating isn’t so bad. I’d rather do yardwork than housework any day of the week. But outside jobs have the potential of being a bit more hazardous at times, and that was the case as I wielded my trusty weed whacker in the ditch yesterday. Not sure why the medium-sized black snake didn’t hear me coming, but I got him. I mean… I REALLY screwed up his day.

When the string that was going a bajillion mph hit him, he flipped up in the air, hit my legs, and landed on my feet. He slithered away and I didn’t have a heart attack. It was a win/win! Not sure how badly he was injured, but still moving is a good sign.

All finished and waiting on S&L to show up this morning to fix this darned mini split in the family room/office. Of course, it’s the room where we spend most of our time that decides to take a shit. On the upside… the bedroom one is working just fine.

flowers


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