Weekend Visitors

Ahh ....weekends. The days that were made for relaxing, playing, yardwork, housecleaning, laundry, etc. Take your pick. But they're also days when visitors may come calling. Except, rather than the occasional neighbor, in-law, or friend dropping by, we seem to attract more, well, unusual guests.

Most of the time, our unwanted guests, such as deer, turkeys, raccoons, and rabbits find themselves running from Gimli, who is convinced he is, among other things, quite ferocious.

There are, however, the occasional visitor who will settle in for a few days and seem to be content to ignore Gimli, and will even from time to time, attempt to chase him.....Such as the bobcat who set up a household in a pile of trees nearby a couple of weeks ago. (Sorry, no pictures. It was more than a little shy)

Todays visitor was more, shall we say, prehisitoric.......

This morning, as I was hurrying to finishing spraying weeds before the wind came up, I turned around to find this snapping turtle basking in the sun on the lane behind our house. I'm sure it was quite surprised to find itself the center of attention.

Chester, was rather content to sit a safe distance away and observe this strange creature.......

Kitty, however, thought it appropriate to circle and stalk......

As entertaining as this was to watch, I decided I didn't really want to end up with a three legged cat. I asked Nick what to do with the snapper. He said "Just pick it up and carry it back to the pond. My response? "You pick it up!" Neither of us really wanting to carry a snapping turtle anywhere, this little exchange continued for a few minutes.

In the end....

Nick and Gimli escorted our visitor back to the fish pond