Carol’s Dragonfly Ranch
Home of Carol’s Pond
October 1, 2025
September was an expensive month. Between the ophthalmologist, the dentist and the cardiologist I have funded their retirement. But not all of the news from these doctors was good. They tell me I have the start of Macular Degeneration. My Mother had this as well. The only way I could tell something was wrong, I can no longer see well enough to drive at night. That is no big deal, because I seldom go out at night. The dentist was the next expense.
But for some news about critters, I saw Baby Samantha strutting across the deck like she owned it. She is only about 2 inches long. And I saw the resident hawk last week. I think it is a red tail hawk but I did not see it soon enough to be sure. A couple of years ago a Red Tail Hawk ate its lunch sitting on top of the purple martin house. It would have some lunch, fly over into my neighbors yard and come back with more food and continue eating. I could not tell what it was. I killed a snake and put it up on the martin house but nothing ever ate it. I don’t blame them I wouldn’t either.
I have been doing some early fall clean up and Monday there was a praying mantis on the screen of the shop. It did not stay around long. When I came out, it had moved on.
I discovered last night that one of my trainees when I worked at Sperry Univac and his wife have both passed away. Sad, they were nice people.
Later, Rex
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