RE: Wildlife in the garden

Ahhhh Jeanne, 

For the deer, carry an apple in your pocket; for the coons, carry some
carrot sticks; for the bears, wear a bell 'round your neck.  You'll be
fine. <g>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	jeanne latta [SMTP:jplatta@yahoo.com]
> Sent:	Saturday, July 11, 1998 12:34 PM
> To:	perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject:	Wildlife in the garden
> 
> My sense of awe and admiration for all you people out there is growing
> with each post I receive.  At first we chatted about lovely flowers in
> our gardens.  Then the next thing I know I am hearing about nature in
> the form of wildlife invading your gardens.  Deer! snakes! banana
> slugs! bears! raccoons! I don't know where all of you live but I would
> have moved out at the first sight of one of the aforementioned.  In
> case you can't figure it out, I am not a lover of all things great and
> small.  I don't mind the "great" so much, but the "small" is
> definitely not for me.  If I encountered an elephant in my yard, I'd
> be really friendly and give his trunk a nice rub, but I wouldn't pick
> a slug off my hostas or a japanese beetle off my roses if my life
> depended on it. We had a snake in the yard once, years ago, and I
> wouldn't go out of the house for 4 days.  I enjoy flirting with my
> bumble bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, but, the day I have to
> tangle with anything less friendly, I will quit gardening.  
> Here's to you !!      Jeanne
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