More Lessons Learned Lately

Please allow me to share some tips I've picked up in the last few days.
1. Never turn your back on a pregnant goat who wants her neck scratched NOW. (That's going to leave a mark!)
2. Yes, Lilly of the Valley pictures are nice. Especially when you get down real close to them.

3. But they aren't so great if there is a SNAKE coiled up in them while you are leaning in.

4. Garter snakes aren't poisonous. OK that little tip is irrelevant if you are like me-I HATE SNAKES!
5. If you have an older home (like me) that has a concrete front porch (like me) with unattached concrete steps (like me), the gap between said porch and steps is a perfect place for snakes to nest. Four of the little devils darlings have ventured out so far. Yikes!
6. It's also the perfect place for a hoe to rest!

Sorry snake lovers. You are more than welcome to come and humanely remove my snakes to a faraway place (like Switzerland!) but until then....
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