Holes, coast to coast

A couple years ago I had a problem with an armadillo that got into the yard.  It was a huge pain in the ass, literally digging dozens of holes around the back yard.  The dogs actually pinned it down one time and soon afterwards it moved on to somewhere else.

Well apparently my property has once again become an armadillo hotel.  I first noticed the holes showing up a couple weeks ago.  There weren’t a ton of them and they weren’t that big, at first.

Well this week the armadillo has stepped up his excavation.  He dug a HUGE hole under the landscape border next to the garage.  I filled the hole back up and put a brick on top of it, thinking it would be enough of a deterrent to more excavation.

Well the next day I come out and see the little bastard just pulled the brick out of the way and dug some more!  I found an equally big and deep hole under the large gate on the front fence line.  I think after refilling the holes the next time I will pour some bleach in the area.  Hopefully the smell will convince him to move on.

Armadillos are primarily nocturnal creatures (why you see so many as roadkill down here), so it is difficult to catch them in the act.  I hope I get lucky and see the armadillo in broad daylight so I can catch him and set him loose somewhere remote and far away.

Last night I was hauling some major ass.  After work I went to the bank, got groceries, mowed the grass, watered the plants, cleaned the bird cage, set up the pool cleaner, ran the dishwasher and did some laundry.  This wasn’t because I was feeling particularly motivated, it was because I am going to be gone all weekend on the East coast.

I will be pulling out in the SSR tonight, destination, Tracy’s place to hang with her and Randall for the weekend.  I started getting stuff ready for the trip last night.  I thought it might be a good idea to throw my spare tire for the SSR in the bed, just in case I would develop a flat. (SSR does not come with a spare)  Unfortunately there was no way I could get the wheel and my bike in there at the same time.  Oh well let’s hope for no nails in the road.

We have a fun weekend planned which will include a King of the Beach style vball tournament Saturday morning including myself, Randall, Jeremy and Tabby.  Saturday night we are going to see Expendables 2, which I am very excited about.  Sunday I will be doing my first ever road biking on the right side of Florida with Randall.

I am sure there will be plenty of alcohol consumed and laughs exchanged as well.  Should be fun.