nature, red in tooth and claw
Sep. 28th, 2016 09:58 pmAbout twenty minutes ago I heard a funny clattery noise from the direction of my kitchen, and got up to see what had fallen over.
Not any of the dishes in the drying rack. Nothing on any of the counters. Not my poor pepper pots on the back porch.
And then I remembered that I do keep two mousetraps perpetually armed and baited (I use chunks of Snickers bars, because they don't rot) and they do sound a bit like falling dishes when they snap.
The one in the kitchen cupboard was untouched. The one under the bathroom sink, on the other hand... Bingo.
( if animal injury and death bother you, stop reading here )
Tomorrow I'll buy a Snickers bar and bait two more traps.
Not any of the dishes in the drying rack. Nothing on any of the counters. Not my poor pepper pots on the back porch.
And then I remembered that I do keep two mousetraps perpetually armed and baited (I use chunks of Snickers bars, because they don't rot) and they do sound a bit like falling dishes when they snap.
The one in the kitchen cupboard was untouched. The one under the bathroom sink, on the other hand... Bingo.
( if animal injury and death bother you, stop reading here )
Tomorrow I'll buy a Snickers bar and bait two more traps.