The joys of country living! I wouldn't change it for the world.
I'm not sure which of the aforementioned pests I dislike the most, but I think probably the stupid chipmunks. Just because they are so devious, and cause they wreck things!
This week however has been primarily about skunks and yellow jacket wasps.
This morning I relocated the 3rd skunk in the past week, one older one, and 2 younger ones. I actually don't mind the skunks except they are so brave now that they hang around in the front flower bed, and I'm afraid someone's gonna get stinked. And although I have taken them more than 5 kms away, I wondered briefly if it was the same one returning. Not likely, but just in case, I marked todays capture with some white spray paint before I let him go :)
And I tried unsuccessfully to post a video of his release but you're just gonna have to take my word about the white stripe!!
Besides, the main focus of the day was the enormous wasp nest inside the ceiling of the front porch. We have been having a problem for over a week now with literally hundreds of them showing up in the basement, and then over the last couple of days they were even in our upstairs bathroom. That's when I knew I had to do something. It's not new for us to have a few nests around, but for some reason they got out of control this year.
These pics don't do it justice because you can see only about 1/3 of it, and they are also taken from the opposite side to their entry. I had to remove the soffit panels inside the porch to get at it. You can see it's fairly quiet, but trust me all hell broke loose 5 mins later when I stuck the pressure washer up there.
That whole bottom channel you see was stuffed with larvae!!
I only got stung 5 times which I thought was good, especially since none of those were on my pretty face. And I'm amazed at their ability to penetrate through 2 layers of clothing. The best one however was when I picked up a dead one to compare him to some pics I was looking up, only to discover he wasn't quite dead....ouch!!! Bastard!
And as promised I didn't work out at all today, but with the skunks, and the wasps, and washing my truck, etc, I feel my age. Everything hurts!!
But joy of joys, tomorrow is another day, and another bank meeting, where once again I can get frowned upon because someone died without checking with them first!! Life is good!
And besides, just like with wasps, it's futile to get angry at a banker!
"Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest."---Pope Paul VI
"Sometimes when you get in a fight with a skunk, you can't tell who started it."---Lloyd Doggett
Love
Peter
I'm not sure which of the aforementioned pests I dislike the most, but I think probably the stupid chipmunks. Just because they are so devious, and cause they wreck things!
This week however has been primarily about skunks and yellow jacket wasps.
This morning I relocated the 3rd skunk in the past week, one older one, and 2 younger ones. I actually don't mind the skunks except they are so brave now that they hang around in the front flower bed, and I'm afraid someone's gonna get stinked. And although I have taken them more than 5 kms away, I wondered briefly if it was the same one returning. Not likely, but just in case, I marked todays capture with some white spray paint before I let him go :)
And I tried unsuccessfully to post a video of his release but you're just gonna have to take my word about the white stripe!!
Besides, the main focus of the day was the enormous wasp nest inside the ceiling of the front porch. We have been having a problem for over a week now with literally hundreds of them showing up in the basement, and then over the last couple of days they were even in our upstairs bathroom. That's when I knew I had to do something. It's not new for us to have a few nests around, but for some reason they got out of control this year.
These pics don't do it justice because you can see only about 1/3 of it, and they are also taken from the opposite side to their entry. I had to remove the soffit panels inside the porch to get at it. You can see it's fairly quiet, but trust me all hell broke loose 5 mins later when I stuck the pressure washer up there.
That whole bottom channel you see was stuffed with larvae!!
I only got stung 5 times which I thought was good, especially since none of those were on my pretty face. And I'm amazed at their ability to penetrate through 2 layers of clothing. The best one however was when I picked up a dead one to compare him to some pics I was looking up, only to discover he wasn't quite dead....ouch!!! Bastard!
And as promised I didn't work out at all today, but with the skunks, and the wasps, and washing my truck, etc, I feel my age. Everything hurts!!
But joy of joys, tomorrow is another day, and another bank meeting, where once again I can get frowned upon because someone died without checking with them first!! Life is good!
And besides, just like with wasps, it's futile to get angry at a banker!
"Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest."---Pope Paul VI
"Sometimes when you get in a fight with a skunk, you can't tell who started it."---Lloyd Doggett
Love
Peter
I wish I could be like you with the wasps - but I would be way too chicken to deal with them, for fear of exactly what happened to you (being stung 5 times)! I guess at some point you just have to do it, or else live with a house full of wasps, but if I were in that situation, I probably would have called someone else to do it!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the bank meeting!
Love,
Michael
I couldn't of done it either Mike! I would of have to call someone too!
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Wow ! I concur ~ you are brave Pete - and what a day!!! I am most proud of you maintaining your calm (I assume you did) re the bank meetings.....NOTHING more frustrating than bureaucrats and bankers LOL :) not even yellow jackets xo
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