Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Home on the Shooting Range

The target backstop is finished, except that I will plant some shrubs at the front corners of the box. The crate behind is just leaning up against it and will be removed.

The box is 3.5 feet deep, filled with a coarse sand, which will stop the bullets.


My first shot with my sniper pistol (.22 with scope), shot from the fire pit (about 50 ft).

Time to move back to 100 ft.


Sunday, May 26, 2013

Potential Egg Thief Caught

This hog nose snake checked into the Hotel California. For those who don't know the Eagles song, "you can check in anytime, but you can never leave."

It was at least 2.5 feet long, the biggest hog nose I've ever seen. Couldn't pull it out, so I had to do "surgery". The red-shouldered hawk that has been hanging around the garden may find it. If not, the vultures surely will.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

May Showers Bring June Flowers?

A blue and green evening.

Photo doesn't do it justice.

Gentle rain soon to follow.

Wonder what it is like to be perched atop a high-power transmission line when a storm is going overhead (little black specks on tower are vultures)?

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Spring 2013

Everything has turned green.

And yellow. 
Tick City


The 2-Flowered Cynthias have taken over.