Friday, September 14, 2018

Hunting lizards

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Square Dog Friday, best day of the week.
woof !

ideputy mandibles is on duty

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imandibles is gud lizzzzard hunter


new enemy sighted. . .

 alertalertalert alert
what is this shinin' bad thing that is now attackin'

 imandibles is seein' the alien attacker
gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
 yesh you not commmmmin' closer
gurrrwoooowooooooooo woooowoo wo

The trap is for very cute but so destructive packrats.

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As always here is your pretty for the start of the weekend.

 A bloom from a Barrel Cactus.
Last summer the Barrels mostly had yellow blooms but this year the same cactus has the salmon
pink/orange blooms. Not sure why but I like it !

 Afternoon clouds.

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I have no idea where I saw this but . . .
I WANT TO LIVE THERE !
Question :
Why are the two cats so big ?
All Scotties should be big.
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cheers.  parsnip and badger


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29 comments:

  1. donna bakerSeptember 14, 2018 at 10:51 AM

    He sure is a busy bee. I think that lizard got squashed under that rock. Love the hedge topiaries. I have several, but they are all birds.

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    1. angryparsnipSeptember 14, 2018 at 12:03 PM

      Please put some photos on your blog. I would love to see them.

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  2. The Weaver of GrassSeptember 14, 2018 at 11:07 AM

    Dear Mandibles. Just you keep you eye on those pack rats. As for those cute hedges - you must be proud that they have portrayed you on a hedge (but not as beautiful as you are in real life.)

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    1. angryparsnipSeptember 14, 2018 at 12:05 PM

      Only problem he also was barking at the scary Pack Rat clean up crew !
      But I love him.

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  3. William KendallSeptember 14, 2018 at 12:31 PM

    Cool hedges!

    Winston is a very attentive guard dog. Though he can be bribed with belly rubs.

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    1. angryparsnipSeptember 14, 2018 at 12:37 PM

      hahahahaha, yes and no he will enjoy the belly rub but be looking for intruders.

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  4. Mac n' JanetSeptember 14, 2018 at 1:23 PM

    Does he ever catch one? When Miss Kitty gets one we have to get it away from her because she'll eat it and it will make her sick.

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  5. angryparsnipSeptember 14, 2018 at 1:58 PM

    He doesn't catch any, so far. they are usually beyond the fence area but they climb over to to destroy my plants and build nests at night. I have a service that comes every 3 months to look for the buggers. Expensive but needed.

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  8. Lynn BenoitSeptember 15, 2018 at 3:13 AM

    Hilarious topiary!

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  9. The Armchair SquidSeptember 15, 2018 at 4:42 AM

    Does he actually catch the lizards and kill/eat them? I shudder to think of what our resident mousers would do with a lizard. Wouldn't be pretty.

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    1. angryparsnipSeptember 15, 2018 at 7:15 AM

      They/he never eat them but there are lots of tails laying around. Before the snake fence was put up with Winston and thehamish patrolling the perimeter we had lots of lizards to catch. Quite a few bodies belly up with missing legs and tails everywhere. They just killed them but never ate them, thank goodness.

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    2. The Armchair SquidSeptember 18, 2018 at 8:00 PM

      Pretty sure our top mouser - the Squirt, she's ruthless - would give one a good munch.

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  10. Susan Flett SwiderskiSeptember 15, 2018 at 7:02 AM

    I was glad to hear your response above that said Winston hasn't caught any of the lizards. We wouldn't want "our" boy to get sick. A neighbor's cat... who thinks he's OUR cat... caught a small snake and was whipping it around in his mouth like it was a play toy. I was horrified, because we have lots of poisonous snakes around here, so I sent my hubby outside to get it away from him. The snake was dead, and evidently, it didn't sink its fangs into Cowboy, because he still greets me at the front door every morning when I go out for the newspaper.

    LOVE those hedges! We visited a topiary in Maryland years ago, and I was astounded by how artistically those hedges were formed, but DOH! I didn't have a camera with me. (And you're right... the Scotties should definitely be bigger than the cats.)

    Have a super weekend.

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  11. TamagoSeptember 15, 2018 at 1:38 PM

    What a cute video of Winston hunting lizard! And he looks fascinated by his new enemy :-)
    The pink/orange bloom from cactus is beautiful. Love the hedge in the last photo. It looks like a dreamland :-)

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2018 at 2:03 PM

    Super iwinston! Love the hedges! I’d get ours done like that if I could 😂

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  13. The Weaver of GrassSeptember 16, 2018 at 3:00 AM

    Gayle - hope you don't mind but I have given you a mention in my post this morning. If you would rather I didn't please say and I will remove it.

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  14. CherdoSeptember 16, 2018 at 9:34 AM

    Oh, I've missed your sweet posts about your Square Dog. :-)

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  15. The Happy WhiskSeptember 18, 2018 at 1:04 PM

    Just got back from watching your channel. Loved the one where you said, "Look at me, not the lizards." Great fun, Gayle.

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    1. angryparsnipSeptember 18, 2018 at 7:15 PM

      People, other than me, and lizards are very important in his life

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  16. The Weaver of GrassSeptember 20, 2018 at 3:19 AM

    Dear, dear Gayle - and Hamish too - you really are the very kindest people. I have had a couple of days in the Lakes - I come back to an empty house having collected Tess from the kennels. What is sitting on our doorstep - a lovely toy for Tess, a puzzle book and such pretty book markers for me (no one has seen anything like them before) and a cactus badge. I love a parcel - Tess loves one even more and like a child, plays with the packaging until it is torn to bits. All was wrapped in the prettiest tea towel. I can't thank you enough - you made my coming home to no farmer much more bearable. Bless you dear one. And thank you.

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  17. Intangible HeartsSeptember 23, 2018 at 11:53 AM

    Does Winston eat the lizards or just chew and spit like my little monsters?

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  18. PatSeptember 27, 2018 at 2:40 AM

    Someone should invent a spry for topiarists ? that would inhibit growth or am I just lazy?

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