We all have signs we watch for to herald the return of Spring. My mother watches for the first robins, and she comments on the weeping willows turning gold.I watch for the magnolia buds to swell, and for the forsythia to burst into bloom. Everyone watches for the crocus, and then daffodils and tulips to burst through the ground.
Unfortunately, we have another sign of spring, now. I just saw the first of the road workers for the proposed widening of our road. It’s going to be a tough summer.
Arrrgh!!!
It's just my state of mind!
I’ll match your road workers and raise you an armadillo.
Hmmmmm… Are we talking about road kill here? That would really up the ante.
No. We’re talking about one that, at least when my knee is bum, can outrun me!
I didn’t realize that armadillos were speed demons! lol
It’s a sign of global warming that the armadillos have come this far north. There are several species of bird and critter that have moved into the area. Of course, global warming is a facile explanation–not necessarily true, since, some of the species have moved in from the west rather than from the south. We never used to have cattle egrets, long-tailed grackles, house finches, or the armadillos here. I would just as soon the armadillos went back to Texas. They can tear up a lawn over night with their long claws–looking for grubs. Fortunately, at this house (but not at our last), they have so far only dug in the meadow, rather than in the lawn.
I haven’t had any experience with armadillos. I picture them in sandy, dry habitats, so it seems odd to think of them in your part of the world. They may be for you what the raccoons are for us…..a major pain in the patoot!
Oh, no, Buffy. We also tangle with the Raccoons. We’ll see a family of up to 7 or 8 on our back porch–using the dish of water that we keep there for the cats. It took me about 3 years to figure out a configuration of bird feeders/hanging schemes to keep them from either ripping the feeder apart to empty the seed on the ground, carrying the feeder off, or taking the lids off of the feeders to get to the food. They, I discovered, can take a 3/8″ nut off of a bolt!!! They are so cute, though, darn it!
They ARE cute….but I’ve had my fill. I WANT MY HOUSE BACK!!!