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Before the little shower we got Thursday night, SA was being grilled mercilessly with no basting. Temperatures as high as 106° quickly turned the grass from a pleasant forest green to a faint green suitable for the walls of a mental institution. It was hard to say which was worse; the wind blowing or the wind not blowing. The cool down in the forecast gives us something to look forward to.
Black widow spiders are abundant right now. I don’t know why there would be more than usual but there are. There was one in the garage, one in the bricks next to the shop, one in a bucket, one under the sandbox cover and those were just the more obvious ones. Fortunately they are very shy and slip out of site when approached but one should be cautious when moving things that haven’t been moved for a while. Their webs are easily recognizable and always accompany their presence so it’s a good idea to be alert. The concern of course is for little ones who don’t know to be cautious or what to look for. It also pays to be tidy, since any accumulation of stuff left undisturbed is like a Motel 6 with the light on for them widers.
As previously mentioned there are three little guineas and they were moved from the shop to guinea tower so the chicks could be moved from the back porch to the shop. Apparently in the move one was injured. It’s likely it injured itself by banging its head on the top of the cage trying to avoid capture. Its head is now permanently bent back on its neck so that it looks backward and upside down. It also moves backwards. Not sure how it eats and drinks. One could make the case for euthanizing it but that’s up to the fowl people.
One thing about it. With the dry heat it’s much less likely I’ll being doing a lot of mowing anytime soon. That frees up time for the things I love to do, like raking and stuff.
Jill and her crew have been here all week. Hilarity has ensued. Nice to have them here and for the little ones to have the opportunity to enjoy SA.