I'm regaining control of a few things slowly.
Bought some new mouse poison last night. Four trays, placed strategically around the house. Humane traps were mostly a bust. The mint drove some of them out but one or two mice remain. The smarter ones, that remain more hidden. Unfortunately, too smart for their own good. If they fell for the humane traps, they would just get relocated to an outdoor space. (They are field mice, after all.) Now if they go for the poison, they wind up dead.
Daughter and I did take the two caught in humane traps and released them this weekend by the viaduct (on the opposite side of the water and away from any houses or buildings).
Another thing is that while digging post holes, I accidentally cut through the invisible dog fence cable. Within 2 hours, the younger dog realized it wasn't working and invaded the garden. Almost got caught in the cat trap. Chewed on some Cosmos and some Trumpet Vine seed pods. (Not enough to get sick.) I blocked the gate so he can't get through, then watched the dogs long enough for them to get the idea. Have to replace that section of cable after work today. Think this time that section will be in conduit and above ground. Visible and more mobile, in case I need to move boundaries around later.
Finger still swollen but not painful. One lateral band of red across the scabbed area. So, better.
Haven't caught either of the two remaining cats yet. Definitely getting a pellet gun with hunting pellets next paycheck.
I have to send the pictures from the derelict house to the news station tonight. The county has had over two weeks to come out here and hasn't moved. When I went over there, I found cans and broken bottles all over. Walls and ceilings inside the house torn up. Human urine and feces all over the place. Insects and rodents. Even a bed set up inside the shed. (That was the only neat place around there.) That place has to go.
Bought some new mouse poison last night. Four trays, placed strategically around the house. Humane traps were mostly a bust. The mint drove some of them out but one or two mice remain. The smarter ones, that remain more hidden. Unfortunately, too smart for their own good. If they fell for the humane traps, they would just get relocated to an outdoor space. (They are field mice, after all.) Now if they go for the poison, they wind up dead.
Daughter and I did take the two caught in humane traps and released them this weekend by the viaduct (on the opposite side of the water and away from any houses or buildings).
Another thing is that while digging post holes, I accidentally cut through the invisible dog fence cable. Within 2 hours, the younger dog realized it wasn't working and invaded the garden. Almost got caught in the cat trap. Chewed on some Cosmos and some Trumpet Vine seed pods. (Not enough to get sick.) I blocked the gate so he can't get through, then watched the dogs long enough for them to get the idea. Have to replace that section of cable after work today. Think this time that section will be in conduit and above ground. Visible and more mobile, in case I need to move boundaries around later.
Finger still swollen but not painful. One lateral band of red across the scabbed area. So, better.
Haven't caught either of the two remaining cats yet. Definitely getting a pellet gun with hunting pellets next paycheck.
I have to send the pictures from the derelict house to the news station tonight. The county has had over two weeks to come out here and hasn't moved. When I went over there, I found cans and broken bottles all over. Walls and ceilings inside the house torn up. Human urine and feces all over the place. Insects and rodents. Even a bed set up inside the shed. (That was the only neat place around there.) That place has to go.
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