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Owning a home has presented quite a few challenges for me since I moved in last year. Some have been small like replacing bathroom fixtures while others have been tough enough that I need to call in the cavalry. In particular, I always see to be fighting the local fauna like it’s some damned post-apocalyptic nightmare!
Here’s the body count from 2007:
- Qty. 1 Scorpion who greeted me on my first night in the place - Saved by my naive mercy
- Qty. 1 bee colony of over a thousand bees - DEAD (required hiring people in bee suits)
- Qty. 4 wasp nests in the attic and periphery of the house - DEAD
For 2008
- Qty. 1 baby rabbit - DEAD/DECAPITATED, by the sharp edge of my lawn mower blades (relax, it was an accident)
- Qty. 1 bird rotting inside the wall outtake for my dryer - DEAD & BLOATED
The bird thing happened today, while the unfortunate rabbit incident of 2008 happened a couple of months ago. Fall and winter tend to bring out more critters in my neck of the woods so we’ll see what the year-end body count will be.