Magnolia Thoughts
I was at the Magnolia plantation last weekend with my cousin and his wife. It was 108 degrees with humidity close to 100% and I have to say that though it was interesting it was terribly hot and humid. I like heat but a dry heat is the heat for me.
One thing that surprised me was that as we rode the little train round the large plantation to see all of the wildlife I was sitting there thinking I have all of this wildlife back home. Minus the alligators of course. My buddy on Daniel Island has one in his back yard but its no thanks to alligators for me.
So you are saying how can I have so much wild life in my little half acre. Simple I keep a portion ala natural in two places. One for the butterflies and another for the birds and squirrels. Then of course my back yard backs up to the lake. Follow me if you will through a typical Saturday.
Early morning 6:30 AM the sun comes up (see previous item on this) Mr Woodpecker starts hammering on a tree at the front of the house. This of course awakens Mrs. Mallard, who sleeps under my back porch, and she starts to complain which in turn awakens Mr. Squirrel from his slumber. Old Bill or is that Young Bill? Anyway he starts throwing pine cones at her to shut up which in turn starts Mr. Mallard squawking. Old man rabbit gets nervous and stops digging up my bulbs and heads for his burrow. Needless to say this startles the deer family who are busy eating my lovely flowers for breakfast. All this activity brings young Coopers hawk down to his favorite perch and all the cardinals, humming birds and sparrows go flying off in every direction through the trees. Mr. Blue crane yawns eats the fish he catches every morning from off my dock and then craps on the awning of my boat before flying off with a burp and a oh my that was a big one!
I really tire of cleaning the crap off of the awning of my boat but just as the deer don't carry auto insurance Mr. Crane doesn't buy toilet rolls and even if he did the park rangers would probably give me his ticket for dropping paper in the lake. Now just in case you thought that was all. Last year I had a pair of bald eagles nest in the big pine tree beside my home but they decided to go somewhere else this year. Probably too noisy for them. However I now have an Osprey that I like to sit and watch drop out of the sky for fish. Much more exciting than the crane and no crap to clean up.
Black snake? Yep I saw one two years ago but he or she was not happy having a lawn mower pushed in their direction and went to live at the neighbors. Most though not all of the chipmunks moved out when I moved in and started keeping the yard free of leaves. Hey Mr Hawk comes here for a reason. Unfortunately when the majority of them left they forgot to take those nasty beavers with them. One of my (EX) friends suggested that as I was such an accomplished beaver hunter I should have no problem luring them out of an evening. Yeah right!
I don't know who the beavers lawyer is but he or she is a good one. I must get their name and address just in case I ever need a prenup. Here is the law. I live in an area classed by the county as being one where I can hunt beaver year round (the furry kind folks) if they are creating a nuisance to my property but I cannot shoot them from my boat, nor can I shoot them from the bank if they are in the water. You guessed it I cannot shoot them from my dock either as it is in the water. I can shoot them only if they are off of the shoreline and on my property beyond the "shoreline". Now add to this the little suckers come out sometime after midnight and I don't own a gun and you have fourteen trees to the beavers and no beaver pelts to me. Oh and one final problem my prayer partner from Texas is called Mr. Beavers so I think they have a spy in my camp.
I think I will just go and lie in my hammock and stare at the sky or take my boat cruising down the lake. Yes after I clean the herons crap off of the awning and y'all have a nice day!
One thing that surprised me was that as we rode the little train round the large plantation to see all of the wildlife I was sitting there thinking I have all of this wildlife back home. Minus the alligators of course. My buddy on Daniel Island has one in his back yard but its no thanks to alligators for me.
So you are saying how can I have so much wild life in my little half acre. Simple I keep a portion ala natural in two places. One for the butterflies and another for the birds and squirrels. Then of course my back yard backs up to the lake. Follow me if you will through a typical Saturday.
Early morning 6:30 AM the sun comes up (see previous item on this) Mr Woodpecker starts hammering on a tree at the front of the house. This of course awakens Mrs. Mallard, who sleeps under my back porch, and she starts to complain which in turn awakens Mr. Squirrel from his slumber. Old Bill or is that Young Bill? Anyway he starts throwing pine cones at her to shut up which in turn starts Mr. Mallard squawking. Old man rabbit gets nervous and stops digging up my bulbs and heads for his burrow. Needless to say this startles the deer family who are busy eating my lovely flowers for breakfast. All this activity brings young Coopers hawk down to his favorite perch and all the cardinals, humming birds and sparrows go flying off in every direction through the trees. Mr. Blue crane yawns eats the fish he catches every morning from off my dock and then craps on the awning of my boat before flying off with a burp and a oh my that was a big one!
I really tire of cleaning the crap off of the awning of my boat but just as the deer don't carry auto insurance Mr. Crane doesn't buy toilet rolls and even if he did the park rangers would probably give me his ticket for dropping paper in the lake. Now just in case you thought that was all. Last year I had a pair of bald eagles nest in the big pine tree beside my home but they decided to go somewhere else this year. Probably too noisy for them. However I now have an Osprey that I like to sit and watch drop out of the sky for fish. Much more exciting than the crane and no crap to clean up.
Black snake? Yep I saw one two years ago but he or she was not happy having a lawn mower pushed in their direction and went to live at the neighbors. Most though not all of the chipmunks moved out when I moved in and started keeping the yard free of leaves. Hey Mr Hawk comes here for a reason. Unfortunately when the majority of them left they forgot to take those nasty beavers with them. One of my (EX) friends suggested that as I was such an accomplished beaver hunter I should have no problem luring them out of an evening. Yeah right!
I don't know who the beavers lawyer is but he or she is a good one. I must get their name and address just in case I ever need a prenup. Here is the law. I live in an area classed by the county as being one where I can hunt beaver year round (the furry kind folks) if they are creating a nuisance to my property but I cannot shoot them from my boat, nor can I shoot them from the bank if they are in the water. You guessed it I cannot shoot them from my dock either as it is in the water. I can shoot them only if they are off of the shoreline and on my property beyond the "shoreline". Now add to this the little suckers come out sometime after midnight and I don't own a gun and you have fourteen trees to the beavers and no beaver pelts to me. Oh and one final problem my prayer partner from Texas is called Mr. Beavers so I think they have a spy in my camp.
I think I will just go and lie in my hammock and stare at the sky or take my boat cruising down the lake. Yes after I clean the herons crap off of the awning and y'all have a nice day!
posted by Wisdom at 8:59 PM
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