Rain and Deer

We just missed a one-month rainfall record in April. Missed it by 0.14 inches! Someone pointed out that the prior record was set in a January, which has 31 days. Since April has only 30 days, and it rained on May 1st, we did hit a 31-day record. It was a record for an April anyway.

Meanwhile, it is May 2nd, and raining. The Reds are rained out for the night. More rain is forecast for tomorrow, Wednesday morning, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (Mothers Day). Yippee. The grass is at mid-calf. The weeds are taking over even more than usual, but at least they pull out pretty easily!

And the deer are eating everything and leaving big divets wherever they walk. I sprinkled Deer Scram everywhere on Friday, but it is probably washing away... So, does anyone know how to attract coyotes (without feeding them, of course)? Check out this article from Audubon on urban coyotes. I suppose having urban chickens would do the trick, but I want them eating the deer, not the chickens...

The good news is, the neighbors did away with their big ugly propane tank! Woo hoo! Before and after: