The snake

Okay, so the neighbors said they finally cleared the brush from their backyard, which is where we think this snake was living. That is, when he wasn't in our yard! A few weekends ago we were doing yard work and saw him in our palm tree. Here's just a couple of pics...

You can see his black body wrapped around the palm tree...

And here is his head... he really wasn't that big, just more of a nuisance really.

Hopefully he's gone for good and found another home someplace else. Both Doyle and myself have tried to kill him at least once each when we were working alone in the yard. He has always just been too fast. I'm sure you'll hear if we see him again.

My Surprise Visit!

My forever nieces and nephew stopped by the house a couple of weekends ago for a surprise visit. It had been a couple of years since I had seen them last. Here are just a few shots from the quick reunion...

Joshua, Sarah, me and Emilee

Here's Joshua playing with Kit

Emilee has really shot up. She is almost as tall as Sarah.

And look how grownup Sarah is getting!

It was so good to see the kids again and to hear how they are doing. I hope they will keep in touch.