We had 1.8" in the rain gage and got another .3" on Saturday morning. Its nice not having to water. It had been 3 weeks since mowing around the barn though, and I could barely get through it with the mower on the highest setting.
Beaver
They did their thing again, and I did mine. But Saturday morning they had the culverts dammed up again. That dynamite their den option is sounding better and better. Sally wants to try an essential oil to keep them away from the culverts. I just laughed. I did propose using a ditch witch to do the digging for the Clemeson pond leveler, but she didn't go for that either. She made the comment that she "doesn't think she would ever want a pond again".
Raccoons
The water jug seemed to work good on the green feeder. Next week I'll try flipping the baffles on the wooden feeder to see if I can win that battle.
Ice Storm Cleanup
I finished cutting up the split walnut above the pond, the red oak up above that, and most of the down cedars in the area to the east. Several of them were still growing but at a 45 degree angle. I've now got three huge piles of limbs and I got 7 posts -- two from some of the same trunks. The largest ones I barely managed to drag to the truck, lay the butt on the tailgate, and lift and slide them in. And then I had to unload them in the barn. I was wiped out. There are still a half dozen standing cedars in that area that ought to come down because they have no top. And then there is all the other acreage with downed limbs and trees. The picture is mostly fire wood salvaged from the ice storm.
First
Saw the first giant thistle of the year. One wasn't in bloom yet so I just pulled it up. The other I will go back for with a shovel and feed bag.
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