Christmas With Reed

"We are ... Penn State ..."

A non-video game.

Operation, a game of skill. Later in the evening, at our house, I heard Reed requesting help. I entered the room and ask Reed what was wrong. His reply, "This guy is loosing a lot of blood and dying".

Another holiday tradition, building a gingerbread house.

Reed relaxing with his friend the Grinch.

Why I Hate Red Squirrels

There are several walnut trees around our barn and it's not unusual to see gray and red squirrels gathering nuts for the winter. There are families of gray squirrels that live at the end of the driveway and act like Walmart greeters, whereas the red squirrels live at the barn and have an attitude problem.

The red squirrels are destroying this plastic floor drain at the barn.

A trap was set in an attempt to limit damage to the floor drain. For several days the red squirrel was able to avoid capture and snack on the bait.

The trap was sprung ...

Victory is near ...

Within a minute, Harry Houdini the red squirrel is out of the trap!!!

Within one day, Harry Houdini or a stunt double was back looking for more snacks.