C-B-R-R-T

C stands for curing chiggers.  After my post last night, I received numerous comments with many, many suggestions for what I might try to reduce the itching of my chigger bites and kill the little buggers.  After searching my various cabinets in the rig, I found that I had two of the mentioned products on hand.  The first one I tried was the hydrogen peroxide.  It produced copious bubbling at each bite site, and seemed to subdue the itching factor today.  It’s effects seem to be wearing off this evening, so when I finish this post I’m going to try product number two: Cool Mint Listerine.  At the least, my legs will have fresh breath this evening. 

B is for boat.  Today my inflatable canoe/kayak arrived.  I’ve been storing it for several years at my daughter’s house in Indiana.  I don’t know whether to call it a canoe or a kayak.  It looks like a canoe to me, but comes with kayak paddles.  Go figure.  I’m finally staying at a location where a nice bayou courses past the RV pads.  It connects with the Castille Bayou that was quite a water thoroughfare back in the day before automobiles.  Maybe I’ll be able to make my first trip this Sunday.  I’m looking forward to a peaceful paddle, and enjoying the wildlife along the way.  (If you row a boat, and paddle a canoe, what do you do if it’s really a kayak?)

R is for rain.  The rain started early this morning, and continued off and on all day long.  It’s forecasted to continue through tomorrow, so we’ve postponed our planned shrimp boil for the volunteers from tomorrow night until Sunday night.  During a brief respite in the rain this morning, I looked out the table window and counted three swallow-tailed kites soaring in their special way overhead.  These are the first of the year, so migration is on it’s way!  I mention this to give a little hope to you Northern readers.  Spring is on it’s way.   I’d sure like to get a good picture of that bird when the weather improves.

R is also for raccoons!  When I took Emma for her first outs this morning, I noticed that two out of three of my bird feeders were knocked asunder.  One feeder was partially broken, and the other one had been dragged into the woods.  Shucks!  I was able to put the one I found in the woods back up after refilling it, and have left it up tonight.  If it’s knocked down again tomorrow morning, I’ll just have to take them in each evening at sunset.  What a pain, but it’s not unexpected.  This is a wildlife refuge after all.  At least Emma didn’t bark her head off in the middle of the night.

T is for taxes.  Since I didn’t work today, I made myself finally get all my income tax info gathered to send to my preparer in Minnesota.  This is one of those chores that falls into my procrastination category… along with vacuuming and washing the dead bugs off of my windshield.  I always seem to find something more interesting to do (even if it’s just sitting outside) rather than tackle something in that category.  With all the rain today, I really didn’t have an excuse to put that chore off any longer.  I did manage to not vacuum, however, and I’m hoping the rain will wash off a few more bugs! 

Thanks for stopping by…. talk to you later,  Judy