we are taking 50lb of sunflower oilers, 50 lbs of corn (yes we had to shell out big bucks for corn) and two salt blocks --one white and one brown with minerals.

We did have a squirrel invasion 2 yrs ago...they were coming in the house thru the cat door, all day long and making a huge mess.

So we trapped with a Havahart trap 17 of them and boated them over to the mainland. Last season it was more normal...only a couple of the pesky things.
(the little red squirrels). But we did have many bunnies!

here is one eating a soy chip! Our cat caught many bunnies(actually called hares) last season, so I don't know if there will be so many this year (it is an island you know) or not.

I find your postings absoutely fascinating. I have never been around squirrels, bunny rabbits, hares, islands, whatever. It is absolutely mind blowing that you go to an island, that you have squirrel invasions, etc. etc. And you handle all this with such humor and it's just a normal day for you.

Why am I amazed?? Because last night, as I was sitting at my computer, a 5 inch long centipede (we call them "thousand leggers" in Brooklyn) appeared on the wall behind my computer and I thought I would die. You should have seen me running to get the bug spray and killing him.

And here you are, talking about squirrel invasions and bunnies, and here I am killing one stupid bug.


MAN, I HAVE TO GET OUT MORE!!!! THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON OUT THERE. There's squirrels, and bunnies, lol

Alan, came home this morning from his nighttime security guard gig. We met for breakfast at Dunkin Donuts and I asked him "anything happen last night"? and he goes, "oh, just the usual". "There were a thousand people in Union Square park, people rollerblading, skateboarding, bongo playing and trumpets blasting, at 4 AM, and the police came". It seems someone called in a noise disturbance. I WONDER WHY?????? And Alan is having a staring contest with a little mouse. It seems he likes Alan and the little guy appears under the floor boards on the construction site where Alan is the security guard. The mouse, comes out, they have a staring contest and then the mouse goes back under the floorboards. I just looked at Alan as he is telling me this story. I am imagining me and a mouse. Oh my god.

I am pathetic, I know.

lol

Melody

Mel - your post saying: "MAN, I HAVE TO GET OUT MORE!!!! THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON OUT THERE." ... kinda reminds me of the great Brooklynite - Rocky Graziano, the former middleweight boxing champion. I was a fan of his during his hey-day and would have given anything for the privilege of attending some of his fights - especially between him and Tony Zale of which he said: “There’s only one way to lick Zale. You gotta kill him.” (he retired from boxing in 1952 with a 67-10-6 (52 KOs) record.) He was the "Nu Yawk" guy who actually didn't think there was anyplace outside of Nu Yawk until he was drafted into the Army.

If you haven't read it - get his book: "Somebody Up There Likes Me". And yes, he got out more and discovered there was indeed a whole world out there. Whataguy!!!

Dan:

Did you ever see the movie "Somebody Up There Likes Me? with Paul Newman?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049778/

Saw it years ago.

Mel

I surely did and have a copy of it in my movie collection!!!

of 'pretending' that I am at a similar wonderful place! Who knows? Sometime soon....Mentally I should go on one great 'retreat' in a way, somewhere.

Have fun! Get Sun! and recharge! - I'll miss you tho - j