Earlier today I attempted to start cleaning out our rock garden at the other house. I have been putting it off for weeks because I really do not like bugs, snakes, spiders etc and I am always afraid they are just waiting for me, especially in some of the really large rocks along the stairway. Initially I just did a little planting of geraniums in the big planter that is smack dab in the middle of all the packesandra (sp??) and was heading back out after a break to start raking all the dead leaves and remove the stray ferns when I heard something, then saw something slither right next to the slate steps and head straight into the rock garden!! Hmmm, not the usual garter snake-different markings. My daughter quick snapped these shots and later, thanks to the internet!!, we were able to identify it as a milk snake. This time of year they are mating, laying eggs so thats probably why it was hanging around. It was a wildlife kind of weekend, earlier in the day we spied 2 canadien geese with 3 adorable babies at the end of our driveway crossing the road-going through the woods from the small pond to the big one, and yesterday I saw a wild turkey crossing the road! I still don't like snakes though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
