"Au revoir, Gopher!": Tried and True Ways to Get Rid of Gophers.

 

It’s a pastoral and delightful day in the garden. Butterflies dance in light breezes fluttering past my face. A mocking bird alights upon the old cracked wooden fencepost above my head and does its best car alarm impersonation.

My senses are keen, honed like a panther that’s seen too many bobcat wars in its life. My mission, a simple one: hunt down, humiliate and sterilize all the invasive spotted spurge. I take in all of my surroundings. My very heartbeat is in rhythm with the light breezes and flora and fauna. Yet below me, terror awaits with sharp tooth and claw.
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All Creatures Living in Harmony.

Just a simple moment in the garden today. I’m so proud of Sasha and how good she is with the girls now.

Samurai Piper. Cuz… Chicken Armor.

A half-assed attempt to build armor for my often bullied silkie. Sword training will commence at sunrise. Impulsive she is. Yet, not too old for training.

Prototype A: Death Proof Mark I

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Beak proof armor.

 

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I’m still working on the attachment part, but she’s got full range of movement. This officially signals that I have too much time on my hands.

Here’s what I did:

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Sketched out and cut a pattern.

 

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Transferred it to some non-skid soft material

 

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I used dividers from a fastener container for the armor plating.

 

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Drilled and sewed them puppies on.

 

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Bad-ass paint job complete with predator eyes and then test fit.

 

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Some sweet padding that also holds the stitching together.

 

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Battle-Piper 3000. Get some!