Our Little Zoo

We had a few incidents this spring at the house. We are told they are due to the fact that we live on a lovely golf course. We've had some unwanted visitors doing some very strange things lately. First the mallards showed up. Landing gracefully as possible in out tiny backyard pool. Hanging out, enjoying the sun, skipping down the side walks etc. They have been with us now for a few weeks no matter how hard Jason tries to scare them away. I guess we are just going to have to deal with them till they decide to head North. Our other little guest showed up about a week ago. Jason was taking out the trash when he came across what he described as the 'Biggest Snake he's EVER seen"...lovely. Sure enough we had to call snake removal to come get a 4 foot California King Snake that was hiding in our yard. She didn't want to leave so she bit Nick as he was retrieving her. He exclaimed over and over what a beauty she was and how he would take it to the zoo to be used for educational purposes....whatever that means. The next day after the snake, I discovered that our feathered friends laid an egg in our pool....kinda gross. It's just one thing after another. Our newest friend is the quail who decides it's time use his mating call at 5:00am right outside our bedroom.