tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post8445509367035191324..comments2023-09-22T05:54:49.519-04:00Comments on Raindrops Make Things Beautiful 2: A Stinky Excuse For Being LateSherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-40104266514325893812011-05-20T20:11:00.698-04:002011-05-20T20:11:00.698-04:00YF,
Is it safe to trap them this time of year? Wh...YF,<br /><br />Is it safe to trap them this time of year? What about the possibility of catching a Mama Squirrel with babies somewhere around? <br /><br />Most of the geese locally are at Walmart. There's this big fenced in water thing, I'm not really sure what it's for, except for drainage. The geese seem to congregate there and at a couple of golf courses where the tall grass wouldn't be anything they could do. <br /><br />The Walmart thing is a series of these catch basins and the geese tend to wander around outside the fences, sometimes in the road or the parking lot.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-18236720340596744012011-05-20T20:02:49.118-04:002011-05-20T20:02:49.118-04:00Ice,
Everything means something, I just never kno...Ice,<br /><br />Everything means something, I just never know what it is myself. <br /><br />I worked late today and didn't get a chance to call to see how she's doing today. I figure no news is good news. <br /><br />Setting aside the stench, if you can, skunks are actually quite beautiful.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-39117998149106741902011-05-20T10:59:03.599-04:002011-05-20T10:59:03.599-04:00Nice story. I have been trapping squirrel this we...Nice story. I have been trapping squirrel this week, caught 10 in the back yard in tow days. A neighbor started feeding them last year and boy they moved in mass. Digging up every flower pot, pulling up garden plants. I drive them 4 miles to the river and let them go on the bank in a grove of walnuts, persimmon, acorn oak, and blackberries. I do not release them late in the day, they deserve a chance to figure out where they are before the owls start hunting. Now there are 2 or 3 in the area, I like that. <br />Oh for people with goose troubles, geese do not like to exit or enter the water through tall growth. If these neighborhood lakes would allow tall grass to grow in a belt at least 10 feet wide around the water, and let cat tails or such grow in the water near the edge, you get fewer geese leaving the water. They worry of coyote and fox in the thicket.the yellow fringehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003652058436636394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-10123341487949358072011-05-20T10:32:25.164-04:002011-05-20T10:32:25.164-04:00this story means something - I'm just not sure...this story means something - I'm just not sure what.<br /><br />I enjoyed it - and wish the best for momma skunk.<br /><br />beautiful eyes, eh?ICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472593407579650708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-24030021446590351262011-05-19T21:03:35.490-04:002011-05-19T21:03:35.490-04:00Slick,
It's road kill season up here. She was...Slick,<br /><br />It's road kill season up here. She was lucky, not all of them are. I hope she survives the amputation, she deserves better than what happened to her.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-51898933525462915762011-05-19T21:00:42.319-04:002011-05-19T21:00:42.319-04:00Bella,
I knew something was wrong when I saw her,...Bella,<br /><br />I knew something was wrong when I saw her, I was afraid of rabies although she wasn't foaming or violent. Had she dragged herself into the woods instead of up 5 steps to my deck she'd be dead by now. It's almost as if she was looking for help. <br /><br />The amputation will put her pups at risk, but not doing it runs the risk of infection. I guess they'll make a determination about maybe taking the pups C section first. She'd only be 2 or 3 weeks away from birth.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-88563546013881017292011-05-19T20:15:56.768-04:002011-05-19T20:15:56.768-04:00Poor Baby! I hope they do well; I hate to see a...Poor Baby! I hope they do well; I hate to see an animal suffer! Even a skunk. Unless it is the two-legged variety.Slickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645185873570616151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-24075762960149610472011-05-19T20:07:49.999-04:002011-05-19T20:07:49.999-04:00glad to hear she is still hanging in there! it is ...glad to hear she is still hanging in there! it is sad that habitats are becoming less and less for our woodland creatures.Jo ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420027837365076239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-88689612760236881292011-05-19T18:25:46.809-04:002011-05-19T18:25:46.809-04:00Scratch,
I had to keep fighting the urge to go ou...Scratch,<br /><br />I had to keep fighting the urge to go out there to try to comfort her. She just looked so lost. She is still alive, I spoke to the Wildlife people today. She won't be released into the wilds again, they are going to amputate her leg tomorrow, and remove her glands. They said they'd let me know if she and the pups make it.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-22710129168076433322011-05-19T18:21:07.441-04:002011-05-19T18:21:07.441-04:00McKenzie,
Nature is beautiful and brutal at the s...McKenzie,<br /><br />Nature is beautiful and brutal at the same time. We're stealing their homes and roaming areas, the downside of humans populating rural areas.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-77129881407096583282011-05-19T18:18:35.693-04:002011-05-19T18:18:35.693-04:00Sarge,
You can't go shopping at Walmart here ...Sarge,<br /><br />You can't go shopping at Walmart here without the possibility of running over a goose. There's a big catchbasin in front of the Walmart complex and the geese stay there all summer. At least they aren't on the ponds at the local golf courses. Goose shit is the worst. LOLSherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-91123243925471807282011-05-19T18:16:35.376-04:002011-05-19T18:16:35.376-04:00TAB,
People want to buy farmland to build homes o...TAB,<br /><br />People want to buy farmland to build homes on and they destroy the habitat of many native animals. Most of the time we don't see our four legged neighbors, at least, not until they've been hit by a car.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-63891729406899838972011-05-19T18:14:40.380-04:002011-05-19T18:14:40.380-04:00Whit,
It's road kill season here in CNY. I so...Whit,<br /><br />It's road kill season here in CNY. I sometimes find myself wishing I didn't have to drive to my clients because some days the count is quite high. Woodchuck, raccoons, possums, skunks, deer, litter the sides of the roads I must drive on. It's sad.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-34481821680560916092011-05-19T16:21:42.346-04:002011-05-19T16:21:42.346-04:00Sherry:
Having had run-ins with skunks myself, I...Sherry:<br /><br /><br />Having had run-ins with skunks myself, I can definitely relate. on one hand- they are absolute pests, not to mention- as you pointed out, Stinky. but on the other hand they are beautiful creatures. poor Mama skunk I hope she survivedScratchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173021613283946250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-8797632336523137952011-05-19T09:29:14.446-04:002011-05-19T09:29:14.446-04:00We have a masked bandid that is raiding the dumpst...We have a masked bandid that is raiding the dumpsters - Critter Control have tried traps with no success. TAB is correct -Indiana now has a urban zone hunting season to help thin the deer herd. Here in Marion County (which is the City of Indianapolis) we have raccoons, deer, red fox, coyotes, and even an occassional bald eagle. Oh, and looking out my window - Canadain geese that shit all over the damned place.<br />Go to Lowes or Home Depot and get some anti-critter stuff to put down - actually, a mixture of orfinary black pepper and cayenne pepper works good. <br /><br />RonSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892211119418623595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-45591655170872003642011-05-19T08:25:31.758-04:002011-05-19T08:25:31.758-04:00The down side of being an animal person, one feels...The down side of being an animal person, one feels it too when they are hurt. Poor Momma skunk!!!! Oh the cycle of life..... <br /><br />Take care~ MacKenzieMacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922777141281995239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-54718077641808620172011-05-18T20:01:41.073-04:002011-05-18T20:01:41.073-04:00As we continue to encroach into undeveloped area&#...As we continue to encroach into undeveloped area's the wild ones have no choice but to hunt for food and live where we do as we are taking away their home lands..We hear of and see deer in the cities here everyday.TABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15934516381494381260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-73895490381033983422011-05-18T19:37:13.047-04:002011-05-18T19:37:13.047-04:00Sherry:
Poor thing. It's difficult for a wil...Sherry:<br /><br />Poor thing. It's difficult for a wild animal to survive in today's world. A couple of days ago, when I rolled out a garbage can for pickup, I spotted an opossum behind it. I didn't bother it, and it had a beautiful snout. :^)Whit's Whittlings2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14761284870912186887noreply@blogger.com