We only get brown and green. Whichever of the colors you prefer can be found everywhere in Texas, all of the time!
We also only have two seasons - hot or cold.
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We only get brown and green. Whichever of the colors you prefer can be found everywhere in Texas, all of the time!
We also only have two seasons - hot or cold.
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It's 96 degrees
here and the leaves are falling off the trees. I'm just now getting the last of last years leaves up.
Well fall has come and gone and I am in the gloomy process of winterizing things. Today the high will be 40 with lows in low 20's on both ends. Soon it will be frosty in the basement so I have to drain and clean the cistern tank. Picture ladders, bungee cords, vacuum cleaners, hoses, duct tape and beer cans.:dunce:
I pump anti freeze tru everything after learning the hard way that you just cant blow it out and get everything. Thats a pretty easy job that me and the dogs did last weekend. But, I have been battling with a squirrel who decided to take up residence there. He came up the drain line (since covered with wire) and drags buckets of leaves and organic crap in. I chase him around, clean up, set traps, and we repeat a few days later. Lately he started getting more aggressive with his hoarding and has included nuts, bolts, spray paint cans, my mouse traps, and even a hammer :wary: to his collection. Bastard.:beat:
While I was filling things with anti freeze, the german shepherd Gus insisted that I move some boards so he could chase the mouse. I chit myself when I picked the board up because what appeared to be a kangaroo jumped out. And the chit hit the fan.:lmao: Me and Gus had us a rodeo.:flip:
And we proudly present the biggest packrat in Colorado.
It looks like Gus is having a good time :pimpgrin:
Yes, Gus is enthusiastic about each and every day. He needs something to do and I need someone to boss around so we make a good team.:pimpgrin:
We worked to make sure he was gentle around kids and kittens and such. But he loves it when I start hollerin for him to "get em!". Like those dogs on cops when they get to drag someone out from under a trailer.:flip:
4th try :duhhh:
I really do think twice before I go outside at night up there.:yike: This is about 50 yards off my deck.
You are a very fortunate man to see all of the wildlife the rest of us can only dream about.
This particular picture is off of a trail camera but we have seen several in person while up there. Scary part is I know I have been seen a hell of a lot more than I have seen them. My heart skips a beat every time I see one.
Down in Az near my hometown they have one of those Africa wildlife places. Once when we were quail hunting a mile or so away a male lion went off roaring and bellering and the sound was absolutely terrifying. I want to hear it in person in Africa someday. :cool:
This BIG guy was breeding a female all day one day about 125 yards off the deck (I play with a rangefinder sometimes). They made a hell of a racket. The neighbors came by to watch and everything. Sorry about the crappy cell phone pic.
Tales of cats in the wild always brings this great old Jerry Clower story to mind —
https://youtu.be/ev0li6_fFfo