More Rain and Snakes

05/09/07 - 4th Day - After Breakfast. Nice breakfast of potatoes, farm-fresh eggs, bacon, and heavy/healthy biscuits. We had another 3/4 inch of rain last night, to add to the 2 inches we received on the first and second day of the week. More expected today, as the prognosticators place our probability of rain at 90%. The environment around here could not be any more different than the drought year last year. Looks like a jungle outside with the weeds and plants blooming and taking off, and the birds and animals everywhere. Danielle caught a Sonoran Kingsnake yesterday. She was pregnant so Danielle put her back in her hole. Kingsnakes kill and eat rattlesnakes, so Kingsnakes are good to have on your property. Danielle has no fear of snakes, and has been bitten by snakes many times, including by a Kingsnake a few years ago. She doesn't mind. As long as she doesn't start picking up the rattlers. Susan saw a pretty good sized rattler up by their pond last week, but we weren't able to find it to kill it. Maybe the Kingsnake will find it.

Haven't been able to get into the garden, or to do any real work on the land due to the rain and mud. So looks like I won't be out there again for at least another couple of days. The prognosticators are calling for sunshine and beautiful weather over the weekend. We'll see.

Hope all is well with you all, and I'll update you on the ranch when I can get out there and check things out.

Michael Bunker