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Saturday, February 9, 2013

A Visitor to the Barn

Actually, I'm thinking she is/was not so much a visitor but a resident.


Two days ago this little sweetie was in the bottom of a five gallon bucket that had a few odds and ends of grain, wood shavings and hay.  After taking her photo, I tipped the bucket and she scampered off.
 
Unfortunately, when I went out to the barn this morning, there was a frozen mouse in the bucket.  
It was twenty two degrees below zero (Fahrenheit) last evening.
I don't know if it was the same mouse or not.  I learned my lesson, and will leave the bucket tipped on its side from now on.  I have a soft spot for outside rodents!

5 comments:

  1. Might have to use that bucket trick. I have a mouse living in my kitchen!

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    1. I don't mind them in the barn but I sure don't want them in the kitchen! Put a dab of peanut butter in the bucket and provide a way into the bucket...they can't climb back out!

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  2. Andrew stores all our buckets in the shed upside down as he found the same one morning and didn't want it to happen again.

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  3. What a lovely picture. Reminds me of one of my first blog posts that you might never have seen from 2008, with a story of a very organized mouse from my past, and a similar picture. http://chooksiniowa.blogspot.ca/2008/09/small-furries.html
    Sorry to hear about the frozen one...that was a very cold night.

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