This little fuzz ball was all curled up in the grass by the barn.  It later got up and ran into the reeds by the barn pond.

Saw a large turtle in the big pond 2 weeks ago and finally put in the trap last Thursday with two Gwaltney hotdogs as the bait.  This trap works really well for turtles as you can submerge most of it, and two sides open wide to let a big turtle get in.  When I got there today, lo and behold the trap was sprung and a big snapper was in it.  I called Jerry, a local mason, and he agreed to stop by and pick it up, evidently he makes a mean turtle soup, says they are very tasty!

Thats a big snapper, they just can’t resist Gwaltney hotdogs

Opened the pool today, or rather my pool guy did, Chris Winder.  Pretty happy with how clear the water is when the cover was removed, you could actually see all the way to the bottom of the pool.  Now to get the solar cover on it, its a bit chilly at 61f…

Not bad for opening day, a little cloudy with some debris but you can see the bottom

A little chilly at 61f

The robot is going to be busy for a while