The pot-belied pig was grumpy this morning. He doesn't like windy days. Guess I'll get even and have ham with my eggs this morning!
Can't plant yet here. Still the risk of sudden freezes at night for another couple of weeks or so. Besides, the deer eat all the new stuff until I get the deer fencing back up. Beautiful, friendly animals but a real pain when it comes to outdoor projects. At least the coyotes seem to have cleared out most of the jack rabbits this year. Last year they were everywhere. The elk and turkeys have headed upstream from us following the water but they will be back just as soon as the big snowmelt starts and the local creek swells up again, along with the worst invader of all - out-of-state tourists!
The rafters will cover the Arkansas River, which runs right through Canon City. They're good for the local economy, but they cause a lot of problems, a few of them manage to drown every year, get bit by rattlesnakes or squirrels (don't laugh - pneumonic plague is endemic in the Colorado squirrel population, just as our barn mice carry Hanta virus) get lost in the mountains, fall off the trails or freeze because nobody told them how fast the weather can change at 14,000 feet, and it's soooo hard to keep a straight face when some sunburned and insect-bitten specimen stops me and asks "excuse me sir...is that a
cow in that field?"
Happens every single year. I think they should put a picture of the source of the meat on every package that is sold so city folk understand where it comes from!
Sadly,one of our newest and best attractions died a month ago - an albino buck named Tilde. Hit by some guy in a truck right in residential Canon City. Deer in the yards, fields and crossing the streets are a common hazard year around, but the locals know about them.
But I really do like spring and fall in the Rockies, and the honey-do list needs some work, as do my own projects, so I'll wear dark glasses and pretend not to see them! Like the flowers, they'll be gone again by winter!
Hope everyone's week goes well.