A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-23,24-03....Week in Review

Mama_Bear

[dixie sass]

Had never thought of it quite like that before, but you know what? Sighhhhhhhhh, lol, it's da truff!

[dixie sass]

I love to be relaxing in that boat, just drifting with a good book and a cool beverage.

[dixie sass]

Calpernia, if you can't find any, FReepmail me your address and I'll send you some.

[dixie sass]

Magnolia's and I forgot the other one. As soon as they said Grits I knew Shrimp was going to follow!

[dixie sass]

Gasp, breathtaking...

[The Thin Man]

Anxiously awaiting Tuesday....... and getting ready to pounce! hehehe

[deadhead]

Good Night and God Bless

[Aquamarine]

Thanks Dixie! I've been wanting to go to Charleston for years and want to be sure and eat at the right place when I finally get there! :)

[Calpernia]

THANK YOU for your help Lori! I'm still waiting to hear back from JR and DPB

[Calpernia]

Thanks for the tip. I know they aren't at my Sam's Club I shop at. I will double check my grocery store.

[Calpernia]

Thanks for reminding me of my manners! Ran right out for my hike with the kids this morning and never said goodmorning!

Goodmorning evening to the Finest!

Interesting hike too. Grew a few more grey hairs on it. I spotted a toad that I approached. Was just about to pick him up to show the kids and "talk about the toad" when a snake struck. The snake was apparently stalking the same toad. I was only a few inches away from being caught in that hunt! Felt the breeze from the snake as it passed my hand. (shivers!)

[Calpernia]

That is a NICE jesture. I am going to check the supermarket. I usually shop at the club store to buy in large quantities. I feed 5 at my house and 3 of them are boys (young sons and hubby). They can eat!

[deadhead]

"Felt the breeze from the snake as it passed my hand."

Wow, you have a lot of wild life in your neighborhood! Have a good night :-)

[MeekOneGOP]

Interesting hike too. Grew a few more grey hairs on it. I spotted a toad that I approached. Was just about to pick him up to show the kids and "talk about the toad" when a snake struck. The snake was apparently stalking the same toad. I was only a few inches away from being caught in that hunt! Felt the breeze from the snake as it passed my hand. (shivers!)

Whoa !! You'ze lucky, it sounds like !! What kind of snake was it ??? ...

http://www.3drealms.com/caught/snake/snakebite.jpg

The Western Diamondsback Rattlesnake is responsible for the most serious bites and highest fatalities from snakebites in North America. (Conant and Collins, 1991). Above is a photo of an arm envenomated with Crotalus atrox venom. Snakebites create medical emergencies when humans are envenomated. The venom of the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake is complex mixture of toxins. Hemorrhagins, the predominant toxins, are zinc metalloproteinases which cause extensive tissue damage, edema and hemorrhage in humans.

[lonestar]

OH MY GOSH! Earlier this summer a water moccasin bit my cousin on the toe. They have a creek on their property and she was going to tell her dogs and cats goodnight--in sandals walking on a path. She was in the hospital for eight days. She still has to wrap her leg when she flies. It was really serious for the first few days.

[Mama_Bear]

Felt the breeze from the snake as it passed my hand. (shivers!)

YIKES! I'm not afraid of snakes, but that would be too close for me.

[Mama_Bear]

Oh my gosh.....that is just awful!!! I had no idea a venomous snake bite would do THAT. Very painful looking.

[MeekOneGOP]

Oh, yeah. When we lived in San Antonio, Tx back in 1970-71 there was a lady across the street that was bit on her ankle in the driveway while getting into her car. (The area we lived in was being newly developed with housing and the bulldozers kept the Rattlesnakes moving all the time). A doctor just happened to be next door and gave her immediate first aid and got her to the hospital. To make things worse, it turned out that she was ALSO allergic to the anti-venom they gave her. Sheesh ! She almost died, but did recover, fortunately ...

[Calpernia]

>>>Wow, you have a lot of wild life in your neighborhood

Ha ha! We should ping you to our Bear Stories here in NJ!

We had a 105lb teenager thrawt off a black bear attack with a pop to his snout with her elbow!

NJ has more wildlife then the stereotypes of the turnpike let on!

[Calpernia]

AHHHH! Meekie! Did you need to be so graphic!

I didn't even look up the snake yet. Now you have me curious. The entire reason for stalking the toad was to look him up in our Peterson Field guides we always carry with us. (my nerdie influence of teaching the kids to reference)

But I was so shaken by the closeness of that incident, I just pushed the kids away! Darn. I guess maybe we should have looked it up? Maybe I handled that wrong. Now I have to go get the field guide and read.