Pieces

of a day

a rusty weather vane

When we went to the garden to work I told Hubby I smell a skunk. He looked at me like I had gone crazy.  He smelled nothing.  The dogs and I did!  I worked in the garden as the dogs tracked down the smell.  A disturbed Copperhead snake gives off a musky smell, not unlike a skunk.  I guess the snake was pretty disturbed.  Good dogs found it and took care of it and I knew nothing.  Until Hubby salvaged some pieces.  All the farm dogs helped, that's why there so many pieces.  I certainly am glad they have my back.

Bonnie and Junior inspect one piece they had left.

Good dogs!!!

Gooooood dogs!

Scary looking?  Imagine one biting you.

Reminded me of a version of the song we used to jump rope to:

Yellow, yellow Cinderella

Went upstairs to kiss a fella

Made a mistake 

And kissed a snake

How many doctors 

Did it take?

One 

Two

Three...

and you counted each successful jump of the rope.  I don't think kissing a snake has ever crossed my mind...it was just a good rhyme for jumping rope.

Sunday Adventure and Canine Training

A King Snake was discovered...

Ki-Anne announced to the world, I found a snake.

Squiggie wasn't sure, at first, what to do.

It was a beauty.

Every time the dogs would run in,

the snake would strike.

Good practice for them to avoid the poison snakes

and to tell the difference.

(They can tell by the smell)

I poked the snake, gently, with a stick

and he crawled, quickly, to safety.

I said,  Good dogs!!