tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post516643669802551857..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: I just about jumped out of my skin!Kevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-16324124158507968712015-06-27T10:23:32.535-04:002015-06-27T10:23:32.535-04:00That is both of us exactly and yes we both jumped,...That is both of us exactly and yes we both jumped, just because it wasn't something that we were expecting.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-24533652999942761812015-06-26T23:00:19.532-04:002015-06-26T23:00:19.532-04:00Yikes! I'm not afraid of snakes, but in a sce...Yikes! I'm not afraid of snakes, but in a scenario like yours, I'd jump, too! Big sucker, huh!Nickie and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566506168550004304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-34568297212993596722015-06-26T12:45:46.882-04:002015-06-26T12:45:46.882-04:00Yes...or canola! I admit that I am not a farmer......Yes...or canola! I admit that I am not a farmer...lol...Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-30602262828881137182015-06-26T12:23:58.435-04:002015-06-26T12:23:58.435-04:00What you ID as mustard may well be rape seed, pres...What you ID as mustard may well be rape seed, pressed for oil.<br />Made the same mistake recently in Ireland and was politely corrected.<br />DaytonDaytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053967266511287885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-90853500696851106492015-06-26T10:06:39.508-04:002015-06-26T10:06:39.508-04:00That's not like you Paul! :-PThat's not like you Paul! :-PRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-495225682237247772015-06-26T09:56:12.647-04:002015-06-26T09:56:12.647-04:00While Kevin went back to get the camera, I stood t...While Kevin went back to get the camera, I stood there and watched it! ;-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-84302691779525803212015-06-26T09:54:49.720-04:002015-06-26T09:54:49.720-04:00I always feel better about snakes if I know that w...I always feel better about snakes if I know that we don't have to worry about poisonous ones!<br /><br />We hadn't heard of an Echo, either! They sound pretty cool though!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-30047679417224599932015-06-26T09:53:07.737-04:002015-06-26T09:53:07.737-04:00Ha, too funny! We think they are pretty interestin...Ha, too funny! We think they are pretty interesting at a distance, of course. Our student worker Kevin will pick them up!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-4570732781364706702015-06-26T09:50:29.331-04:002015-06-26T09:50:29.331-04:00You wouldn't have to worry, they aren't in...You wouldn't have to worry, they aren't in the house and really we don't see them too often unless you really want to go looking for them. :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-70865908046877450422015-06-26T09:48:42.665-04:002015-06-26T09:48:42.665-04:00We have no problems with snakes but certainly woul...We have no problems with snakes but certainly wouldn't want it in our house or our motorhome. It is amazing how fierce a mother bird can be it they need to be, glad she scared it away!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-13321196363867449122015-06-26T09:45:40.702-04:002015-06-26T09:45:40.702-04:00I have a feeling that Cuddles would be friendlier!...I have a feeling that Cuddles would be friendlier! ;-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-13397748539831273272015-06-26T09:44:56.557-04:002015-06-26T09:44:56.557-04:00Especially when you aren't expecting one to be...Especially when you aren't expecting one to be there!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-7652689883956225942015-06-26T09:44:09.050-04:002015-06-26T09:44:09.050-04:00We love watching them, and it's even better wh...We love watching them, and it's even better when you know they aren't poisonous. <br /><br />I know raccoons can be pests but they are just so darn cute!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-12946411271297985902015-06-26T09:39:49.409-04:002015-06-26T09:39:49.409-04:00It sure would! We have no problem with snakes as l...It sure would! We have no problem with snakes as long as we see them first. There are rattle snakes in Saskatchewan but none that have been seen in this area...yet!<br /><br />They grow lots of canola further north of here because it is has a quick growing season, down this way it is more mustard, wheat, lentils and few other crops.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-88662171362494662482015-06-25T23:41:31.843-04:002015-06-25T23:41:31.843-04:00I'm just speechless at that sight! :cOI'm just speechless at that sight! :cOPaul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-69853685495192586312015-06-25T20:51:38.050-04:002015-06-25T20:51:38.050-04:00No way would I come back to take a photo of it.
No way would I come back to take a photo of it.<br />billandjanrvingtheusa.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029050668729852555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-11370302001030804912015-06-25T20:39:37.066-04:002015-06-25T20:39:37.066-04:00Add me to the not fond of snakes list. Of course,...Add me to the not fond of snakes list. Of course, in FL we have quite a few kinds of poisonous ones. I am behind again, as I have not heard of the echo:(Chuck and Anneke's RV travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929384797592263167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-20079309825976695492015-06-25T17:23:09.028-04:002015-06-25T17:23:09.028-04:00If I would have seen that snake, I would have ran ...If I would have seen that snake, I would have ran as fast as my old legs could take me screaming all the way.Paul and Marsha Weaver OCT. 17, 2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04066424117005030170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-9677575818524915472015-06-25T15:57:27.322-04:002015-06-25T15:57:27.322-04:00Glad I hadn't made any plans to visit you!!!!!...Glad I hadn't made any plans to visit you!!!!!Elspeth Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412631907112053091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-75415584684282650292015-06-25T15:26:07.819-04:002015-06-25T15:26:07.819-04:00We had happen to us in S.Dakota ,this guy was craw...We had happen to us in S.Dakota ,this guy was crawling up the sewer line up to the trailer,but was run of by a BIRD...she had a nest close by and did what any mother would do..Danny &Shula Orenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446122460212051947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-44597013904644198512015-06-25T12:26:09.144-04:002015-06-25T12:26:09.144-04:00looks a little like Cuddles...hahalooks a little like Cuddles...hahaDonna W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05019476423396804316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-38432409647627278272015-06-25T12:23:53.238-04:002015-06-25T12:23:53.238-04:00Thats a big snake no wonder you jumped !Thats a big snake no wonder you jumped !our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-55314867368436573462015-06-25T11:49:19.630-04:002015-06-25T11:49:19.630-04:00Ick, I know they are harmless but I would have bee...Ick, I know they are harmless but I would have been running away. We had a visit from a racoon this morning, weird since any large trees are 1/2 km away and I live on a keyhole street in a newer neighborhood. It was GARBAGE day, however. Time to keep the dog in.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-5465484955555413312015-06-25T10:55:27.304-04:002015-06-25T10:55:27.304-04:00Yep! That sucker would startle even a hard core sn...Yep! That sucker would startle even a hard core snake lover! Glad you don't have poisonous ones there. I love seeing the canola and flax fields in bloom when we lived in ND. Gorgeous!The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.com