Sunday, March 31, 2019

Raccoon Challenge Update

Last week I mentioned my husband's annual "keep the raccoons out of the pond" challenge had begun.  This weekend he put a new idea into action - in the hopes of keeping the snails, lily pads, and goldfish safe and maintaining the lovely look of the pond. 

The pond is shaped like an eye, quite purposefully it has these lovely curves to it.  This weekend, my hubby added eyelashes to the curves and they actually look really good.  The top eyelid has pretty, black fencing, low as if going around a garden bed, that creates the look of attractive black eyelashes.  These eyelashes will hopefully prove to be challenging to climb over from that side of the pond.  The other side, the lower eyelid, if you will, has been gently decorated with PVC pipe, painted a camouflaging shade of brown.  Attached to the PVC are bird spikes - angling outward - towards any little black noses that might mosey their way over to this side of the pond. 

We are hoping the spikes and the fencing might deter any masked visitors to our oasis. 

I'll let you know how it works - during next year's Slice of Life Challenge!

1 comment:

  1. "Raccoons, we're watching you!" If it doesn't work, at least it's pleasing 'to the eye' at least.

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