I agree, Fleetwood and 2013 was definitely my year for learning how to deal successfully with critters, mainly of the entomological variety! The last incident involved being inundated with gigantic flies. And I couldn't figure out how they were getting into the house! Finally I did a little ho'oponopono. Next day they were gone! And I never found any dead bodies! About a week later I read an article that their very short mating season had just occurred. Anyway...the critters are here to stay. Good to make peace and have clear boundaries, as you say.
On Saturday, October 11, 2014 9:58 PM, "fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: [Attachment(s) from fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] included below] Has a biblical ring to it, huh?... My wife found the snake (western diamondback?) on the patio, next to the house, this evening. I hosed him off, into nearby shrubs. I'd rather make it really uncomfortable, so he doesn't come back, vs. killing him, and getting that whole cycle going... it is a lost cause to have an antagonistic relationship with the animals here, but I have no problem establishing my boundaries. You can see two or three rattles in the picture, he's about a foot long -