🌱Monday, after days of on and off rain, I did the lawn. It didn't go well. I knew Fred would be disturbed. Thing is, they don't hibernate until late August, the lawn will need to be done regularly depending upon rainfall. They all hid in their burrow.
I grabbed an errant weed in the 'lawn' (mostly Twitch grass, and native weeds, dandelions, devil's paintbrush). Even as I reached barehanded for it, I thought, it looks vaguely familiar. I now know it was Wild Parsnip.
I am susceptible to contact dermatitis, after several annual bouts with poison ivy in 2011. Our township has worked hard to eradicate this noxious, poisonous weed. The birds kindly spread the seeds. There were a couple of bunches under and around the mailbox. I got rid of that. I used the heavy duty poison ivy killer.
I do have an ointment the dermatologist gave me back in the day, a topical steroid. Thank goodness. It is in a vaseline-like substance, and still seems to work.
It is better after three days. I've been wrapping it in a neckerchief, as it does transfer to other parts of my body if I am not careful.
🐀 Fred and miniFreds didn't like the lawn tractor. (I had to back it out of the shed over their burrow opening.) I began in the front, hoping they'd hear it coming.
This was fun! A piece of Twitch Grass sticking up in her face.
iPhoto has a feature that 'cleans up' the image. Those are big teeth!
Fred and Cinnamon hung out at the deck. He's a gentle cat, and seems to know she is either harmless, a vegetarian, or bears watching. Fred was concerned with something, standing and doing 'bear.'
Another Fred came by, and approached the shed. Winnifred didn't like that.
After she made it back to the burrow entrance, there was a feeding involved! I think they head bump her to get he milk flowing!
She sat most of the afternoon under or near the lower deck. Chirping loudly. She chirped right through dinner and into the evening. It was strange.
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