Thursday, May 6, 2010

Feeding the bass...

Feedin' da bass!
It is that time of the year, where it seems I am the caretaker of many of the animals that grace our home. The hummers need to be fed once or twice a week. The cocker spaniel, Pierre, gets his medicine in the morning, fed twice a day and he lets me know if I am late. Then, there's the bird feeder, where it seems, every other day, a four or five cup serving of seeds and peanuts keep the birds happy as they feed their new families. Titmice, chickadees, nuthatches, house finches, jays, cardinals, sparrows, and woodpeckers all await my visit around 8 am.

But the strangest recipients of nature's bounty, with a little help from me, is our bass and perch. This time of year, japanese beetles attack the yard and porch lights with an insane vengence. They hit the windows, bounce off of flood lights and if you allow it, will practically fly into your hair, shirt and pants. The beetles are very destructive to pine trees, so instead of spraying to control them, I capture twenty or so of the insects, put them in a glass container with holes punched into the top, and feed them the following morning to the fish. This will continue throughout the month of April into May.The fish follow me all around the perimeter of the back paddock pond joistling for position and chasing each other out of their territory. They practically jump out of the water as if begging for a bug or two. Wild!

7 comments:

  1. I now have a very amusing image in my mind of you single-handedly wiping out the japanese beetle population one by one with your glass jar with the holes in the lid - very good solution for Mother Earth and the fish!

    And now, due to your previous post, I have plenty of songs to listen to while I work on my cowgirl collage. Thanks!

    Have you checked out Playlist.com? You can make up your own list of songs to play for the day - very handy!

    Andrée

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  2. I now have a very amusing image of you single-handedly wiping out the japanese beetle population one by one with your glass jar with the holes in the top. Brilliat solution for Mother Earth and the fish!

    Thanks for the previous post, I now have a nice choice of songs to listen to while I work on my cowgirl collage. Have you heard of Playlist.com? You can make up a list of songs or artists you'd like to listen to, very handy for the day.

    Speaking of which, have a great day!

    Andrée

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  3. I think I just posted my comment twice, because it didn't show up initially. But now I see that that's because it needs to be reviewed first by you.

    First you never hear from me, and then you hear from me in repetition twice in one day.

    Bye now.
    Bye now.

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  4. Actually, I have heard of Playlist.com, but I have yet to visit that scene. Trying to live in a digital world with analog written all over my face is rough. But it does sound like it could save me some time and frustration. Thanks for the vine in the jungle of the internet!

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  5. Blogs are wonderful... the second time around. The second time around.

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  6. Yay to you for the environmentally friendly way of controlling your beetle problem! I love it!!!

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