countrylane's Blog

That's what my #1 son said as he came running down to the house. I had promised to go with him on a bicycle ride on Sunday, but when he opened up the shed doors, he said the flower pots came down and there behind them was a skunk! He lit out of there like a house afire! Can't blame him. Hubby and I went around on either side of the doors and together shut up the shed, until that evening. We also threw in some moth balls, hoping this would drive out Pepe La Pew! I checked on the shed today, and I couldn't find him, so hoping he crawled out the window. Need to put up some cardboard so he doesn't revisit it. I don't know where he's been living, but I sure smell him at night. One night, I was on the computer and heard something on the porch. Figured it was coons, and almost rushed out the door to scare them off. Glad I didn't! It was a skunk! Last year, we had a family of them living in the old Hickory tree. But she moved her babies out of there and out to the old barn. But we would still see Mr. Skunk, who was almost all white, once in a while ambling off across the field. Guess he was looking for some chicken eggs for a snack. They are cute and some are quite pretty. Sure would make a pet people would talk about, if you could de-stink it first.

By the way, zinnias are starting to bloom and they are so pretty! Also, I finally did a job I wasn't looking forward to doing...thinning out the carrots. I sure hate to pull things that have so willingly started to grow in my garden. :( I know I had to do it, so that the carrots would be big when I pulled them this fall, but still...