tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508432583265282274.post4581464776295932065..comments2023-05-22T08:20:28.957-06:00Comments on How did I get HERE? : Push away that gloom!Shansterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04397551985965117012noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508432583265282274.post-27767167806311977292009-06-02T15:09:34.176-06:002009-06-02T15:09:34.176-06:00IVG - Yes, I don't know where my love of worms com...IVG - Yes, I don't know where my love of worms comes from. Maybe it was Sesame Street cuz didn't Oscar the Grouch have a pet worm?? I don't know.<br /><br />We have lots o' garter snakes too and they don't bother me either... <br /><br />Last year we had a 6' long bull snake come and I thought it was a rattlesnake cuz it did the coil and rattle sound thing. <br /><br />Guess they imitate the rattlers to get whatever is bothering them to leave them alone? I called a knowledgeable neighbor in sheer panic and she confirmed it was only a harmless (and BIG) bull snake.<br /><br />I know we have rattlers around but we've never seen them on our place thank goodness!Shansterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397551985965117012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508432583265282274.post-29453361961605530812009-06-01T23:55:42.356-06:002009-06-01T23:55:42.356-06:00Hi Shanster,
Yay for you, protector of the worms! ...Hi Shanster,<br />Yay for you, protector of the worms! We revere the worms because they are so important to the lawn and garden. Our compost area is chock full of them and we're glad to move them around the yard. Our compost is also prime sunning territory for our resident garter snakes, which we also enjoy seeing (though they freak our neighbor out). They're totally harmless and help control the voles and mice in the area ... btw, there are no venomous snakes in our part of Iowa so nothing to worry about other than getting startled once in a while!Iowa Victory Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220818462081082930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508432583265282274.post-26728446305054417652009-05-29T07:57:21.890-06:002009-05-29T07:57:21.890-06:00Cheryl - see? You are a girl after my own heart!
...Cheryl - see? You are a girl after my own heart!<br /><br />Heather - oh... oh... now THAT makes my skin crawl and gives me the serious heebie jeebies. serious.Shansterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397551985965117012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508432583265282274.post-41627311581553670172009-05-28T18:51:59.044-06:002009-05-28T18:51:59.044-06:00O.M.G. I bet you still check anytime you go campi...O.M.G. I bet you still check anytime you go camping. Glad that was a lesson learned by someone else, huh? <br /><br />Another fun camping story: Some of the boys from the neighboring camp covered the front steps/porch of our cabin with cicada shells over night. I was the one to discover them. In bare feet.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14208998958861055873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508432583265282274.post-28606543084062117052009-05-28T14:52:56.129-06:002009-05-28T14:52:56.129-06:00I admit I don't go as far as picking them up and r...I admit I don't go as far as picking them up and rescuing them - ew! - but I do go out of my way to avoid squashing them. I won't ride my bike after a good rain for fear of running them over on the sidewalk.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679485132057382813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508432583265282274.post-42335162754054618112009-05-28T12:51:00.441-06:002009-05-28T12:51:00.441-06:00Foxxy - I can almost see your wrinkling your nose ...Foxxy - I can almost see your wrinkling your nose in disgust! heh heh. The JUMPING bugs are what get me... grasshoppers, crickets... they leap out and suprise me! This girl at camp the only year I ever went, put on her underwear and proceeded to freak out - running all around in a blind panic - screaming and carrying on... she had a GRASSHOPPER in there. *shudder*Shansterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397551985965117012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508432583265282274.post-73454547929039770232009-05-28T12:21:26.427-06:002009-05-28T12:21:26.427-06:00That is disgusting. The very reason I don't dig in...That is disgusting. The very reason I don't dig in dirt is because of worms and other tiny beasties. Hope your Lily's are beautiful.Foxxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14998354532904566771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508432583265282274.post-27549546359599914942009-05-28T11:41:59.440-06:002009-05-28T11:41:59.440-06:00I know right? I am a complete freak!I know right? I am a complete freak!Shansterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397551985965117012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508432583265282274.post-73545304831412783802009-05-28T11:35:12.377-06:002009-05-28T11:35:12.377-06:00Dude! Gross!Dude! Gross!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14208998958861055873noreply@blogger.com