Hallelujah!! The fish are still alive! The evil vipers didn't devour them! My relief is astounding, and I pray (figuratively and literally) that they will remain safe in their cozy little pond for a very long time. I decided to do one last "fishy-check" just as it was getting dark, and lo and behold, there they were, swimming contentedly, like nothing had ever happened. Which it didn't, but I REALLY thought it did. I think it's going to be ok - Freddy has come out of the closet, and Goldie and Black Spots have come out from under their rock (oh, and Stefan comes home tomorrow). I now have all frogs and fish (minus Nemo, but not going to worry about him for now) accounted for and any day now all the frogs hibernating in the pond should start to come out as well. I don't mind if the vipers (as Corina calls them - much more fitting and less painful to type) eat the frogs, although I would prefer if they didn't. Stefan and I are already discussing, via phone of course, different ways that we can rid our yard of snakes. I'm thinking of getting them into some sort of container (that'll be Stefan's job) and then sealing the container like there's no tomorrow, which there won't be for the snakes. Maybe dumping something into the container to speed up the 'process', then taking the container as far as possible from my house and leaving it there. That might be considered littering, and then someone will probably find it and discover that someone killed some snakes, then there will be letters to the editor in the local paper and next thing you know, someone's knocking on my door... Hmmmm, I'm going to need a different solution here. Help. Please. Or I may just have to resort to Corina's solution which is to stand on that rock and scream at the top of my lungs until someone comes to save me. Amen to that, Sister!
On a totally different note, the salmon we had for supper today was delish! I splashed a little lemon juice on the filet, then sprinkled on some s+p and some dill, popped it in the oven, and 20 minutes later, perfect, flaky salmon. The roasted asparagus on the side was pretty yummy too, but I haven't yet managed to get asparagus into the kids. It's much harder to disguise then some other veggies. Top Secret tip of the day: you can sneak pureed/mashed squash into just about anything and it's so good! I happen to like it un-disguised as well, but for those that don't, it's an easy sneaky way to add a few extra bits of nutrition.
Sweet dreams!
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First off, I must tell you that I have a handful of Cadbury's Mini Eggs in front of me at the moment. I plan on typing until they are gone. :)
Yay for your fishies..for now. :) Has Stef come up with any amazing solution to your viper problem? I dare say that something drastic MUST happen ASAP. It's for the safety of your finned friends... and perhaps the sanity of the fishy keeper too. We have some obscure holes leading under our path in the back...my own husband is stumped as to what critters might be burrowing, digging, nesting, etc. in our back yard. Whoever they are they are no fans of the peanut butter which awaits them in the rat traps which are ready to pounce on any interested suspect. The word "snake" came from his lips and I nearly jumped onto our island at the mere thought of it. I haven't seen any of the slithery beasts, but you can be sure that you will be the first to hear of it if I do. If you come up with any sort of bait/trapping contraption, please be sure to let me know, cuz we wanna catch whatever looms in our back 40(feet) before it catches us!
This might provide some valuable information: http://www.bugsaway.com/gartersnake.htm
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