David vs Beaver
I did some research and it appears the beaver may win this without some drastic measure: cut all the trees, dynamite their den, trap 'em. There is the Clemeson pond leveler which I'd like to try, but its a lot of work too. After busting up their work again, Sally and I drove down at dusk and parked up on the tepee flat area. We sat in the back of the truck with a bottle of wine thinking they would at least provide us with some entertainment, but they didn't show. We did get to see a nice crescent moonset. Next day though, they had stopped up the culverts again, and again I undid their handy work.
David vs Coons
This is another long on-going battle.
I put the 5 gallon plastic water jug with bottom cut out (Papa had given me) on the green metal feeder -- replacing the ineffective $50 racoon baffle. That seemed to work for 1 night. I replaced the post and added a second baffle to the wooden feeder. We heard them make attempts Friday night and I scared Papa coon, Mama coon, and three little ones off at one point. But the next day I could tell they had gotten around my obstacles some how.
Garden
Still no pole beans so we pulled up the last of those plants. The bush beans provided us with a couple of servings, one tomato, a bell peper, and several jalapenos.
Yard Hydrant
I finished excivating the hydrant back of the barn in preparation for its replacement. The hole is a good three feet deep. I'm a bit nervous about this task because the line is sitting right on top of a big flat rock, and if I don't see how I can saw the PVC off. I'm hoping I can cleanly break the weld and re-glue in the same joint. Since this is the end and bottom of the line we will have to let all the water drain out of the system and then dry up the connection. And of course no water during this time. Maybe I will put it off until a time when Sally isn't out there with me.
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