April Is Coming!
Well, this month is March and April follows but we just had much rain here in central Texas which has created some problems for most home owners!
First... The Ant has come above ground in big mounds trying to find a drier location for their Queen! Beside my driveway on both sides are mounds of fire ant and along the sidewalk the length of my property front! Then the back yard has several mounds as well which will have to be treated with gasoline. There is no product at Home Depot they say that works as good as gas! The bad part is this property and sub division was one cattle grazing land about 20-30 years ago!
Second...The snakes are also looking for higher ground since their burrows are filled with water. Normally they don't come out until April (next month) but this heavy rain will start the process sooner! We have a shed in the back yard and now I'm afraid to enter it because we keep the door ajar but with a lock in the hook! We are not close to any drainage ditch as some homes are so that's a plus in our case! There are lizards around the front door and they do get into the garage! I got the stuff from Home Depot to fight that problem along with the spiders. For the next few days or long as it takes I will be armed with the right stuff to make a kill while riding on my scooter with the big wheels and my rubber boots on my feet!
Our property is in the middle of the block which is a bit higher than either side of us so I have no water running onto my property in either direction and the back yard goes down hill about a foot or so and that to is a good thing!
Any of you real gardeners and flower bed keepers make sure you look before you commit to digging in your areas around the home. The snakes will also climb the trees in your yards so be careful please! Now we got much warmer weather early so anything goes!
Now on to April and looking forward to hiding Easter eggs for the kiddos and much warmer again. Then you know April brings the start of Baseball, the teams are ready to go and it's already on TV! This year the tickets are slightly higher than last season! We all know our own Lenny Harrison (my buddy) will see a few of the Red Sox games if at all possible, that's his team!
Happy Easter to all, don't forget to file your taxes and postmarked by April 17th unless you e-file sooner! I must pay money back this year so I'll write my check real soon after payday!
Fred!
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