How hot and dry is it?

[jinman]

It's so hot that the road runner has started collecting tolls just for a drink from the birdbath.


...and a dang raccoon is trying to break into my house...thirsty? At 5:00AM this morining, I went out on my deck to see what it was doing to make all that noise. I took a BB-gun with me as a "convincer."The coon jumped down from the third floor balcony to the deck (raised deck on the 2nd floor) and then ran right toward me because the steps were behind me. I didn't have time to shoot him, but I sure smacked him with the BB-gun when he ran by. I may have to put out a trap for this fellow because I know they can sure be destructive. The worst thing is it makes so much noise at night that it's hard to sleep.

 

[Egon]

Put out a low water trough for the critters, add a few feeders and when fattened try and move some veggies around so you can fit them in the freezer!

Make use of the flow; don't fight it!

 

[txdon]

Put out a low water trough for the critters, add a few feeders and when fattened try and move some veggies around so you can fit them in the freezer!

Egon, there are a couple of million people in Texas, including myself, that would not mind if Jim could do that to us also this hot August.

 

[MF1455v]

Jim, do we see a coon skin cap in your future?

Great picture of the road runner. We had 8 young road runners in our front yard back in the spring. My digital camera was not able to zoom in enough to get a good picture. They sure are fun to watch.

James

 

[jinman]

Great picture of the road runner. We had 8 young road runners in our front yard back in the spring. My digital camera was not able to zoom in enough to get a good picture. They sure are fun to watch.

James, I have to 'fess up. It was Kathy that took all the pictures except for the armadillo. We had a doe drinking out of the birdbath too, but we (she) didn't get the camera in time to get that shot.

 

[JazzDad]

OK, Jim. I'm replying to your question "How hot and dry is it?" ...so hot and dry that the doves landing on the bird bath became petrified.

 

[gotrocks]

Looking at the "How hot and dry is it?" What a coincidence? This AM got e-mail from preacher friend that had this answer.

It is so hot and dry that:
The Baptist are sprinkling
The Methodist are using a wet washrag.
The Presbyterians are giving rain checks.
The Catholics are changing wine into water.

 

[jinman]

Looking at the "How hot and dry is it?" What a coincidence? This AM got e-mail from preacher friend that had this answer.

It is so hot and dry that:
The Baptist are sprinkling
The Methodist are using a wet washrag.
The Presbyterians are giving rain checks.
The Catholics are changing wine into water.

Good one! I'm gonna save that.

 

[scott_vt]

The Catholics are changing wine into water.

Well, Im episcopalian, but I would never stand for that