Snakes and You Can Laugh at Me!

In order to keep birds from pecking my produce, I bought two $1 snakes. I hate birds pooping on my table, too. I really hate them pooping on the wicker chairs!

One snake is in the front for porch plants. The first day I put it on the chair they like to poop on. Then, I moved it to the table. Today, I will put it on the edge of the porch. You know, birds are not completely stupid.

There was a squirrel sitting on my table in the backyard. grrr. I will put one on the table and then the next day on the chair. I suppose I ought to get another for my garden box group in order to keep snakes from tomatoes.

Last night, I diced 7 yellow onions that were larger than a softball. As I made the last slice, I laughed, looked at Tommy and said something to him. I sliced open my thumb. It was bleeding profusely. And, the onion juice hurt like H***! It really needed stitches, but I am not going to the ER over an injured thumb. All the urgent care places were closed.

I called police to see if any urgent care were open. Nope, got to ER in Bessemer. They offered to come and see if they could help me. I could not locate any of my antibiotic ointments, so I put a cortisone cream on it. Nor could I find my 85 bandaids! I did find gauze and cloth/paper tape. I could not sleep for the pain until 8 am this morning.

If it looks like it is getting infected, I will rush to doctor. Promise.

I was not cutting toward me. The onion was flat and I was cutting away from me, but unfortunately, toward my thumb.

How do you scare things away from your food plants and their fruits? Run outside screaming and waving your hands all day? Scarecrow? I am going to make one of those. Netting? Cats?