Icing the Cake

instead of 1 inch

Just a white dusting, folks !
Day looks cold and gray

Pretty, b/c I don't need to drive

Apologies, for this post which is late by about 3 weeks, apparently trapped in ' Drafts ' and just discovered, to-day

This line, starts 03/25, the real post for to-day

No icing, but cold spring weather is entrenched over us

Sunny, blazing sunny but cold

The Canadian Trapper,  moi

Approximately four months before Sept / Oct 2017, there seemed to be a rustling noise coming from the attic above the bedroom window.
And in Sep - Oc, it became obvious, something was moving and scuttling up there. Eek ! 
Raccoons ( OMG )
Red squirrels, the little buggers chew through siding to get inside

And in another part of the house, I was killing the odd mouse under the sink w/snap traps and cheese bait

Events came to a head 10 days ago. The noise was like romper room for critters. We called the experts in. The go to guys for eliminating hornets / ants etc.
The crew came and said ' one possible opening for squirrels on your roof, where a vent screen was dislodged '. The crew placed a one way door over the vent pipe up there.
Meanwhile a scan of the outside of the house indicates, very few possibilities except for field mice climbing the brickwork or stone.

' We'll be back in 3 weeks and if we have to then we'll spread rodenticide up there in the attic ' say the crew.

Meanwhile under the sink, the odd mouse scenario becomes a stampede. The crew advised the use of good quality peanut butter in the traps.
The good stuff is oilier and nuttier.
Oh really ! Put out the Jiff for the little buggers.
Giant Tiger only had 3 premium brands - I chose ' Planters '
I mean if you're going haute cuisine, all the way baby !

Next day after the one way door goes up - 4 mice all at once are there in traps and sticky paper.
4 of the little buggers went for the Planters 
And one day later, another field mouse.
You see, I'm becoming an expert on mice.
Field mouse - white belly guys

Now, three days later, no more invaders
But definitely, waiting for the other shoe

The Canadian Trapper is on guard
Rodents beware !!