Another Pest.......

........I'd like to tell you about.  Skunks and raccoons and who knows what other kinds of wildlife, like to eat grubs and insects.  Grubs like to eat the roots of healthy grass.  Poppa likes to keep his grass healthy.  Do you see all the connections?  So, one day recently.........

........ when it was pouring rain outside.......I heard noises at the front of the house and went out to investigate.  Peeking carefully out the garage door............

...........I see this strange creature coming towards the driveway!  Who is that and what are they doing?

Oh!  It's Poppa in his rain gear, spraying for grubs.  Apparently this stuff works best if it is raining when applied to the lawn!  But..........

..... that rain brought in some chilly weather and.....

.... the critters were out scavenging for food to fatten up before the winter.  And...there's Poppa putting another passenger into the truck for removal to another - more wild and remote - location!  He.....

.... climbed into the truck and drove out to a remote country location.......

......... carefully placed the trap and opened the door.  Before long.....

......... this critter came running out - too quickly for a good picture, but a good enough picture to identify it ....... a raccoon!

And - just look at the size of this raccoon - it was the biggest raccoon I had ever seen.  Since that day, Poppa has caught another raccoon and also taken it for a drive in the country.   He has had about three critter-free days now....we'll keep our fingers crossed!