The mighty hunter flips the compost
Posted August 13th, 2008 by Rambling Dave
My lovely wife Heather and youngest son flipped to compost. As far as I can make out this consists of emptying everything out of the compost box and then putting it all back in. As a side note, I am still sort of amazed that corn husks, coffee grounds, orange peel, and lettuce cores eventually become dirt.
In any event, quite a discovery was made. In this first photo you see my son gloating over his prey which he has captured and confined in a handy big red bucket.
This photo reminds me of an old school photo of a mighty hunter with his rifle and one foot on the dead wildebeast.
OK... here is the prey.
Having trouble seeing them? Here is a closeup.
Momma mouse and eight baby mice. All captured by my son. The momma was first. She bit. That's why he is wearing gloves. And WOW can mice ever jump. Momma mouse was almost able to jump out of the bucket.
Once the compost was turned all were returned to their home.
I'm off for a ew days. I will be riding my new bike in the Moose Mountains.
Hmm, I seem to recall a few
Hmm, I seem to recall a few days ago when I complained of being so sick that I would have swore I had the bubonic plague, "C" there told me that i should stay away from mice.... :P
Awesome!
Dave, I think it's awesome that you're teaching your family tolerance for the other inhabitants of the planet instead of exterminating anything that doesn't necessarily suit your purpose without a second thought. Sure, mice aren't always the most desirable neighbours, but they have their place just like everything else. Kudos to you!
Only dangerous if....
The droppings are only dangerous if they are deer mice. Your son is very brave to take a bite and then put gloves on and catch the little suckers. *shudder*, I don't like those things dead or alive. I sit at the lake and just hope they don't run up my leg. Ewwww...
Regardless....
A mouse is a mouse and who knows the difference? I sure as heck don't and won't care to know so I still wouldn't chance having those creatures in my house.
I agree, Mice are
I agree, Mice are disgusting....I have my traps set out in the shed, I have no problem killing them. We have never had one in the house, and even if we did, my cat would get him.
YUCK
Hey Dave!! So very cool. I
Hey Dave!!
So very cool. I was listening to you three this morning. You always make me laugh (out loud too) on the way to work. We have been living in the country for the last four years and yet to have a mouse in our house (knock on wood). We find them in the shop, garage and outbuildings but not in the house. Why oh why would they want to come in the house whilst living in a Mouse Buffet!!!
That is disgusting....
Mice are creepy!!! How can you put the mice back? I would've sent them packing...lol. After listening to your show this morning regarding the mice moving in and having their droppings all over is totally gross. Too boot, I also read that these droppings are a health risk to your breathing. Too risky for me.
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