Hah! Denied! I defy ratty desire!
While I am lazy as the next guy, I do plan from time to do something. Yesterday I made the compost big mouse proof. We are a heavily composting neighbourhood and an exceptionally well mammaled one as well. We have mice, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits and the odd big mouse. I say big mouse because to say otherwise is to make an admission as to the reality of this situation. I though we had it in hand as there was a gap in action after the application of the 50% cake mix 50% plaster of Paris solution. But cleaning out the shed yesterday told another tale - so we have moved to chicken wire. Nothing as manly as turning 24 inches times 25 feet of chicken wire into rat-proofing. Not that the neighbourhood has them. It is simply now more proofed from them.
Today, then, I turn to the important task of contemplating planting basil, flat parsley and chives. And double digging. Got to double dig.
Comments
gorthos - May 6, 2007 2:21 pm
We have one of those composters but the little door is missing... where do you get them?
I opened the barbecue this week and found a brown and white housemouse nesting in it!!! Eventually shooed out for the cat to chase/eat (I hope).. then I sterilized the barbecue by setting it in high heat for 10 minutes... I'll probably still get Hanta Virus.
Jay Currie - May 7, 2007 12:58 am
OK, so the wire is up...Have you though about a little, tiny, "big mouse" activated mine field?
When we were living on Galiano we had small mouse and vole issues. One day I was chatting to my partner Susan when a member of the vole family headed for the flour bin. Without even a pause in our conversation she whacked the vole with the lip of an upturned a cereal bowl crushing its skull. "You might remove our visitor" she said as she plopped the vole bowl in the sink for washing.
I've not eaten cereal since.
Women are much tougher then men.