But a black and white pest with a stripe on the rear.
Thankfully, I saw him before letting the little dogs out.
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It was nearly 100 degrees while I was working outside today. I have a sliver of wood in my big toe, poison ivy and am covered in bug bites. Sometimes I think I need an easier hobby.
Robin
Holy moly, it’s hot. I was just outside providing drought assistance to the suffering greenery. Now excuse me while I cower here in the air conditioning for a bit before making dinner.
It has been such a busy work week. I have been chained to the desk. I can’t wait until the weekend. I have tomatoes to stake, flowers to plant, garlic to harvest, strawberries to keep in control, some clipping and pruning and, who can forget, weeding!
My friend Helen Yoest, from Gardening With Confidence, will be here in about 10 days. I plan to pick her brain and get advice about some real problem areas here. I was hoping for more time to prepare for an esteemed guest, but that’s just not to be. She’ll have to take me as I am.
I hope you’re all keeping cool.
Robin
You can’t pick up the newspaper or turn on the television without hearing more about the Gulf Coast oil disaster.
The wildlife population will be devastated for years, perhaps decades, to come. You can help with the conservation, monitoring and aid to the birds by donating to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This is the top school and science center for birds in the U.S. and sponsor of many, many programs, including citizen scientist-type programs. If you cannot afford to donate, it’s a great place to just be informed or to get involved through volunteer activities you can do in your own back yard.
Robin
Tonight I am grateful for the internets.
Over dinner we were talking about blast-from-the-past music and then blast-from-the-past comedy. Harry and I explained how we would play stacks of 45s on the turntable to my 19-year-old son. And I remembered my parents’ Dick Newhart album and “Driving Instructor.” And while we were talking about old comedy, who can forget, George Carlin’s “Seven Dirty Words?” Ah, the things I am teaching my 19-year-old son! Yes, I taught him about seven dirty words!
I am also grateful that the chickens had walkabout time without destroying my garden this afternoon.
And I am grateful for that arms and shoulders P90X workout, although I will be sore again tomorrow.
Live the dream,
Robin
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June 30th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Ah, how cute. Pepe Le Pew, in the flesh!
Hah! Not so cute if my Papillons cornered him though!
Robin at Bumblebee
June 30th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Oooh. That could have been bad.
July 1st, 2008 at 4:20 am
How cute! Did he manage to get anything before he made his great escape?
He was attracted by the bird feeders–but they were empty because I have had a grackle invasion and I have been discouraging them. I suspect, however, that the skunks are among the creatures that sample the veggies in my garden.
Robin at Bumblebee
July 1st, 2008 at 10:16 am
Good thing you saw it before letting the dogs out. That would have been terrible! Skunks swarmed our campsite once, I was terrified to move a muscle.
July 1st, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Ah, dog and skunk. Not a good combo at all! Usually one shot takes care of any dog attack, but not with my male Dalmatian. Oh no, he had to keep at it, till I think the skunk ran out of scent and just ran! I am yelling at the dog, dog is barking at the skunk, the skunk is shooting anything in sight! Took a week to get that smell of him.
July 1st, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Yikes Robin! Have you ever seen a skunk in your yard before? I guess they do like cleaning up under the bird feeders…..
July 1st, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Thankfully indeed! We had one in our garage a few years back. It was during a garage sale of all things. It never did spray but didn’t need to cause the fear alone drove everyone out. Loved your clever title to the post.
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:11 am
Just dropped in to see your pretty pictures and had to laugh at this post. Glad your dogs didn’t get out first! Have a wonderful holiday weekend, blessings, Kathleen
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Skunks are cute, but not up close & personal & not with dogs. My dogs never got sprayed, but one of them was stupid enough to roll in skunk spray. Oh, the stench!
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:12 pm
I went to a trade show once and there was a man there with a skunk on his arm. Curious, very curious! Glad your pups avoided the spray.
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Ooooooh yes, very lucky! My old dog once got sprayed around midnight so there was no place to buy tomato juice LOL
tea
xo
July 8th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Wow… lucky you! I’m sure that the paps would have had much better luck catching him than they do the deer.
Quite right you are. We always look outside before allowing our beasties outside the door.
Robin at Bumblebee
July 18th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Robin, could you smell him? Was it a skunk or a badger? Do you even have badgers? I once confused the two and Fish and Game told me to run like hell if I came across a badger. YIKES!