Wildlife Update

We got a long look at a coyote pup as it broke from a newly mown field and ran a few hundred yards back into the deepest boonies. There was probably a mother coyote around but she was too clever to be easily seen.

In the field, we found the remains of a large snake that was killed by the mower. I spent a moment looking around for the tail, so I know that it was a gopher snake, not a rattler. The little coyote was probably cleaning up all the varmints dead from the mowing.

Garden Update

The beans are up, but not the squash. I miss fresh lemons, but have marmalade and salted lemons put away. There actually is a handful of lemons still left on the tree, but they're small and green. I'm almost out of garlic from last year, but the oregano is growing well, and I use that in lots of dishes.

Plenty of fresh peas and green onion tops, and I've been eating lots of nopales cactus, The new pads are coming in, and I'm getting good at removing the spines. I'm even planning on freezing some for later.

I found what I think was a large rat torn to pieces near the garden. I know there are feral cats hunting back there, but why didn't they eat it? Maybe I cleaned it up too quickly, and if I'd come back an hour later, it would have disappeared.