Springtime!

It's getting warmer..flowers are blooming..and the rattlesnakes are hungry. This lucky fellow was found by neighbor Justin in his backyard. That is why he no longer has a head. Ethan and his buddy Hailey are going to have to scale back their explorations in the planters...they usually are finding and "taking care" of various bugs. Or they frequently conduct CSI experiments in planters also. So all the kids were brought to see Mr. headless rattlesnake to know what to watch out for. You can imagine how much fun Mr. rattlesnake was when he was still wiggling and making his rattle noise, sans head. The animal lover in me sort of feels bad. But not that bad. Zero doesn't feel bad at all.
Other neighborhood news....Hailey had a b'day this week and I took Ethan to pick out a present for her. She now owns a goo making kit and a metal detector. They were both out scouring the neighborhood for metal "treasure".
The house across the street may be finally getting sold after being empty for 3 or so years. I am not sure what the potential buyers think when they drive up to an "empty" house and find cars parked in the driveway and Hailey and Ethan on the yard with chalk outlines and yellow police tape all over the place. Unfortunately they came back another time. They did not scare them off.