Sadie time, retro, caught red handed
On my way home from work I picked up Sadie for her second extend stay in as many weeks. Cindy really loves when Sadie is around, she plays with her more than I do. There are some drawbacks to Sadie visits like this morning when I got an early alarm clock not via sound but by smell. Sadie had let out a fart that at first made me question if she took a dump in the closet. Luckily she relieved herself outside when I pulled myself out of bed after the stench bomb was released.
Yesterday I posted a picture of the shirt I was wearing. The shirt is literally somewhere around 25 years old. I bought it at an old men’s clothing chain called Structure that did business inside the good old Berkshire Mall. Despite it’s more than two decades of service in my closet it is still in decent shape.
Cindy is decidedly not a fan of it’s now retro style, with it’s tight plaid pattern, accent sleeve piping and 6 button neck. I think it is still pretty cool, despite it’s age. I was surprised just how much reaction an old shirt generates on FB. I have a number of “vintage” items in my closet. I will never profess to be a person that is concerned with the latest and greatest fashion trends. If I think something looks decent there is a good chance it will remain in my closet indefinitely.
Last night I watched the mouse once again try to get access to the chicken feeders, despite them being hung 6 feet above the ground overnight. I watched the little bastard scale the hardware cloth and then climb along one of the wood supports to the chain that is attached to the feeders. It actually got about half way down the chain before it chickened out (pun intended) and turned around.
So I went outside and snuck up on the chicken run. I tripped the motion detector floodlight in the run just in time to catch the mouse in the middle of another chain climb attempt. Of course as soon as the mouse saw me it scrambled down and shot back under the deck to safety. I told Cindy that I would prefer if we totally removed the food from the run at night so there is absolutely no reason for the mouse to remain. It’s just a matter of where we would want to keep the feeders overnight. Both of our sheds have had rodents in them at one time or another as well. This weekend I will do a more thorough investigation around the coop to see if I can locate the extensive tunnel system the mouse is using to get in there.