Snake - 8 days ago

I don't have a problem with snakes, I'm sure they really are great. Except when they aren't so great.

Here's some good things about snakes:

Actually I know nothing good about snakes. I'm sure they are useful for some reason though.

Here's some bad things about snakes:


When there is a snake in my pool... it totally freaks me out!

This is what happened....


Last Saturday I was enjoying a quiet peaceful morning at home. Doing all those things that need to be done. Things like cleaning the house (not great at that), a bit of yard work (not great at that), picking up Brown Dogs poop (not great at that), washing clothes (am pretty great at that!)

So... I was about to hang up the clothes to dry on the Hills Hoist in my pool yard.  And something in the pool caught my eye. I saw a movement. Now I do confess that I have been a bit slack this winter and the pool is not looking quite right.  There are some palm fronds that need to be removed from the pool, but it will be looking snazzy for next summer.

You see, when the pool is out of commission for the winter, it is not a great worry to me. Apart from the pool pump working and guzzling up money in electricity costs I tend not to think about it. It will be fine for Pool parties in summer... ok!

Anyway.... so something in the pool caught my eye. I had a whole bunch of freshly washed clothes on my shoulder ready for hanging up. Then exactly 3.1 seconds later I realised what the movement was...

It was a 2 foot long Snake... In my pool!!!!!

I promptly dropped the clothes on the ground and did a huge freak out!  Holy Shit, there is a snake... In my pool!

I then took another photo of the snake....

How did the Snake get into my pool????  And what kind of snake is it?  I asked this question on Facebook.  A friend reassured me that it was just a common tree snake.  PHEW!  But the problem was how to get the Snake out of my pool....

A little bit later Snakey (that's what I named him) was searching for a way out....

Oh good grief, how was I going to get Snakey out of my pool? Well thankfully I had some spare palm fronds that hadn't been mulched yet.  I do like mulching my palm fronds, mulching is a whole bunch of fun.  But I had a few spare so I put exactly 13 palm fronds and 3 broom sticks into the pool to try and get Snakey to slither his way out of my pool.

It worked....

Snakey found a palm frond and slithered his way out.

I am super happy that there is no longer a Snake... In my Pool!

I don't know where Snakey is living now, possibly in my trees.  But as far as I'm concerned Snakey is out of sight - out of mind!

I just hope Brown or Orange don't find Snakey, or that Snakey doesn't find them... Because that would be a whole bunch of bad!

Brown and Orange - Special Meetings

As you know... I love my Brown Dog and Orange Cat, they really are great!  Except when they're not so great.  You may recall that I have often thought that Brown and Orange have special meetings when I am not around.  These special meetings are held so they can plan to conspire against me at any possible moment. It is always well thought out and the outcome is always bad.

One day a couple of weeks ago they let their guard down.... they held a special meeting when I was at home.  Maybe it's because they are older now and a little bit forgetful, or maybe holding a special meeting when I was at home was a conspiracy theory in itself?

Either way, Brown and Orange were busted!

This was the start, where they pretended nothing special was happening...

I knew something was about to happen. Orange had that look of evil that only Orange Cat can have...

I tried as hard as I could to be invisible... it worked.  Brown and Orange were deep in conversation, contemplating the next conspiracy

I caught Brown talking to Orange, while she pretended to be asleep, but I knew that she secretly had one eye open. Listening intently....

After a few minutes the special meeting was over...

Nothing has happened yet... but I know that there will be a Conspiracy against me.  Anytime now.

Lesson learnt:
Brown and Orange do indeed hold special meetings to Conspire against me at any possible moment.  I will be on my guard!