Natrix natrix. Grass snake. In the spare room on the ground floor in the dark. Not pleasant. This is one of those italian biscia that proliferate in this area but I am glad that it was only a baby one. It was about 18 inches in length with a body diameter that of my pinkie finger. They are totally harmless. I don't know how it got into the house, only that it took some nerve to coax it into a shoe box (not easy since it just wanted to stay where it was) where I then carried it gingerly through the garage before flipping the whole thing upside down onto the ground.
It began to slither back towards the garage, so I went to grab a broom, run back to the garage, to find it near the entrance. I start sweeping in exaggerated strokes. Stomping my foot too. If the neighbors had been looking out the window they would've thought I had really lost it, but the sweep seemed to do the trick as finally the snake started slithering quickly away. Yuck.
We enjoyed the first harvest of the season: peas, rat tail radishes and garlic scapes. Spring's prolonged cooler temps and rain ensured that there probably won't be a load of tomatoes this year, but we're happy for whatever we end up with. A ton of fruit drop from the persimmon tree which is a shame. All those potential persimmons.
Today's high: 27°C / 81°F
2 comments:
I hope you guys get lots of kaki this year!
It'll all depend on the weather in fall. If it gets too cold too soon, they'll probably freeze on the tree before they get a chance to ripen. I know I've said it before but this is a weird year for weather. We're also having a big problem with midge flies. They're everywhere!
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