Needless to say since Ben got here I have been more than lax with my cleaning efforts. Mostly when it comes to outdoor areas. We have this little covered porch off the side of our master bedroom that has been completely ignored since last fall. Since it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind as well. Well, today I decided to make the effort to see that it got clean. I should have known something was up because my weimaraner had been pretty content to stay outside for awhile. I made my way over to where she was, cleaning supplies in hand and started to grab the dog bed (that was heading straight to the trash) and noticed something very weird beside it. Fungus? Crazy mushroom? Poo? What was it? A poor toad that had been tortured I am sure for the last hour. Completely puffed up and not moving. YUCK. Time to put the dog up.
By the time I made my way back over, poor toad had started moving. Thank goodness I did not have to bury a toad today. Next I made my way over to a decrepit hammock that had been neatly rolled and tucked away in the corner, I moved it only for something to shoot right out from behind it scaring the bejeezeez out of me. This time it was a lizard. Then a few spiders. Oh and a cricket. I had more than enough wild animals for one day. But there was one more thing to clean around…. The charcoal grill. If you know me at all you know I don’t have patience for cooking, let alone grilling, so it’s not been used in close to a year. I move it only for a swarm of wasps to appear. This is when I decided to get a bit of exercise in and go running around my yard. Running to the garage to find the spray to kill the wasps that lived in the charcoal grill. Next time I am cleaning it in the middle of winter!
By the time I made my way back over, poor toad had started moving. Thank goodness I did not have to bury a toad today. Next I made my way over to a decrepit hammock that had been neatly rolled and tucked away in the corner, I moved it only for something to shoot right out from behind it scaring the bejeezeez out of me. This time it was a lizard. Then a few spiders. Oh and a cricket. I had more than enough wild animals for one day. But there was one more thing to clean around…. The charcoal grill. If you know me at all you know I don’t have patience for cooking, let alone grilling, so it’s not been used in close to a year. I move it only for a swarm of wasps to appear. This is when I decided to get a bit of exercise in and go running around my yard. Running to the garage to find the spray to kill the wasps that lived in the charcoal grill. Next time I am cleaning it in the middle of winter!
Oh and some recent pics of Ben!
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