Posted on 03/23/2007 8:31:19 PM PDT by SandRat
The wonderful things of spring: the scent of a Tombstone rose, the burst of Mexican poppies on Picacho Peak and a cool breeze across an Arizona porch.
The not-so-wonderful things of spring: the buzz of the killer bees swarming around those spring flowers, the rattle of a coiled diamondback as you hike the trail to the peak and the welt left behind by the bite of the black widow that's been nesting in your front-porch rocker.
Warmer days ahead means it's time to watch out for critters best left undisturbed.
We had some hard freezes up here in north Phoenix. They say that kills lots of bugs.
We'll see............
Our Ficus trees are still showing its brownish leaves. Cannot wait for new growth.
Wrongooo! If I see it, it poses an immediate threat. But I won't call the fire department. I will kill it with the first available hoe, pistol, shotgun or anything else that is available.
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