Being Terrorised by a Mouse

I have this mouse that comes out every morning between 4 and 5 o'clock.  I am pretty sure it's the same one.  I tried to take his picture but he won't pose for me, and he is really fast.   Every morning when I get up Ed says well I think we got him because I didn't see him.  Then  right on schedule he pops out.  He runs from the driver's chair to the passenger chair and back to the driver's chair.  Sometimes he makes a detour to the vent in front of the passenger chair.  I hate mice, so I am having a real hard time with this. lol  I was praying he would get in one of the traps, than I thought since God loves all creatures can I pray that way.  haha  Still not sure of that one.  So yesterday Ed sat up a barricade of traps.  If you have seen  the movie "Mousetrap," that's what this reminds me of.  I have a hard time believing this mouse is that smart.  But last night he avoided the driver's seat altogether and came out the vent in front of the passenger seat.  Ed had a trap in there but had taken it out.  We put 2 more in there plus one of those sticky things so we will see what happens tonight.

Do you think we are in overkill

Now he is avoiding the area with the traps and
going in the air vent

The other thing we are dealing with is Cows.  The first morning they came out Ed was still sleeping.  I didn't want them getting too close to the gate, plus they kept setting off the alarm.  I wasn't sure what to do since I really don't have any experience with cows. So, I go in and wake Ed up and ask him what to do.  He says "Chase them off ."  And I say "How am I supposed to do that."  He tells me to get a broom.   I wasn't going to do that because I didn't want them charging me.  I guess I have seen too many bull movies.  Well he finally gets up and comes outside.  But then he tells me to do it.  But at least I have him  for support.  (I think )  I was amazed at how easy they left.  No charging bulls here, thank goodness.

They like our area

First there was 1, than 2, than 3
now we have about 6
they keep inviting their friends

They just mosey away

boy, was that easy

They come around almost every morning about 1 o'clock and Ed has to chase them off because again they set off the alarms in the rv.  But, it gives him something to do.

I found this, what I call a butterfly, but Ed say's it's a moth.  Isn't it beautiful.

I found it on the ground next to our generator

Trying to show you the size



I think it was dying

Then we also have a lot of these black bugs around.  Haven't seen any snakes yet.


They are all over, and they run really fast

Really ugly

Ed want to the store yesterday and found some interesting things. 

He found a shrine that use to be a church.  This guy comes and mows the grass just because it use to be a church.

Sets along side of the road, and this guy comes and mows
the grass just out of respect for the church

Church was made into a Memorial Shrine

In 1942 Father Ries bought what was a grocery store and
converted it into a chapel.  It was demolished in 2008

He turned around and went back because he thought he saw a big snake in the road.  This is what it turned out to be. 

Ed's snake

Ed took a picture of this house.  This is the local scenery.  Seems to be a lot of them around here.  Whenever I see a building in bad shape, I always think about the fact that at one time it was someone's  new house or building.  Seems sort of sad.

Look at the antenna, strong wind

We were told when we first got here they were going to start fracking the next week.  Well it hasn't happened.  In fact nothing is happening.  Not sure when or if they will.   So we are very slow at this time.  Maybe 4 or 5 trucks through the gate a day.  Not bad, because we are getting paid to just set here.  We just hope they don't close down the gate.  From reading the forum, I know people are waiting to get gates.  So if they close this one it might be awhile before we get another one.  Oh well, I think we should know something by next week. 

I can honestly say this is not a bad job. 

Letting Ed out.
He has become our grocery shopper

Happy Trails.   Love Ed and Lyn



Hebrews 11:6  And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.