Viewing post #218532 by rocklady

Loved your article, Sharon. We have almost 3 acres here, mostly wooded and every morning I sit at our breakfast room window and watch the squirrels and do wish I had been able to capture the three baby racoons sitting in our birdbath, with Mamma keeping watch close by. We have black snakes here, too. I don't mind them as long as they don't make quick movements and startle me. It is hard to tell who is the most frightened, me or the snake! In Arkansas, we have a huge deer population. They love to snack on the azaleas, however, I figure there are enough of them so that they can have a snack now and then.

There is an old saying which your grandmother was probably familiar with which went something like this: When you plant, plant one for yourself, one to share, and one for the animals.