Category: Work

Some pics of the lily patch this morning.

And so, after several nights of marauding muskrats, the trap remains un-tripped.  And the apples used as bait – uneaten.

I was just so smug, about my bounty, pre-muskrat.  Oh well.

On the other hand – turns out we have a pair of Green Herons living in the Willows by the pond.  Pretty neat.

Tried carrots last night.  In a trap my son lent me.  This morning, carrots still there, trap untripped.  But a lot of new water lily damage – about half gone now.

Went to local grocery store, bought a bag of apples – and are they tart?  Anyway, I’ll rebait the trap before night fall – and we’ll see tomorrow morning, whether or not I get lucky.

The trap is right next to the water’s edge, with the opening facing the water.

Too much new damage this morning, to the water lily patch, for it to have been done by turtles.  Has to be a muskrat.  And at the rate it is going, I fear the lily patch will be completely destroyed in a couple more weeks.

So, off I go, this morning, to our local Tractor Supply Co, or Lowes, to purchase a muskrat trap.  Neat.  Never done that before.  (Or maybe my son will loan me one of his – if he still has any)