Predators are not always animals
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Equality & NIxburg News
Jennifer Williamson
I went to a family function; the last of my nieces graduated high school and I went to celebrate.
It was a long drive to Michigan, and I was sure glad to be home. It wasn’t just the state with its endless construction on I-75 which is a perpetual mob deal going back close to a hundred years, or the heavy traffic, or the massive growth of cities to where you can’t tell where one stops and the next begins, or expansion into green areas while old built areas decay into ugliness. It was some of my family members and how they feel that treating others ugly is cool. The kind of people who watch fake reality television like “The Kardashians” and “New Jersey Housewives” and, going way back, Paris Hilton and think that is how they should act.
These were not Michigan family members, but another Southern state, but they showed no Southern hospitality at all, making my visit horrible. I think I am done visiting family outside of Alabama. Driving home crying and praying for them is not something I want to spend my days doing. I will keep praying for them, but done crying and grieving over their ugly words and behavior.
On the homestead I was able to put up a nice run for my new goslings. Sad that they now run from me as opposed to running to me when they were in the brooder. Soon they will be in the yard, hopefully safe. Rodger did comment that he didn’t think all the shiny stuff I hung around the yard would have much of an effect, but we haven’t lost any livestock since I put them up. When the goslings have grown larger and can fend for themselves, they can free range during the day, and we worry less about predators now.
And speaking of predators I saw someone driving by the place with cages in the bed of their pickup, along with a net. They were driving really slowly looking into our yard until they saw me and then sped off, and it made me wonder if instead of an eagle or hawk that some of our largest birds were actually stolen by greedy humans. I have security and game cameras up in back, but need to get some installed in the front so that I can know what kind of predator I need to protect my animals from.
The Neighborhood Watch meeting was yesterday; sorry you missed it. Please plan on joining us on the fourth Thursday of next month, July 24, at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is provided by Dave Dial. You can bring a dish if you like or make a small donation, but no obligation; we just want our neighbors to be informed and participate in keeping our community safe.
Equality Volunteer Fire Department is holding their first Saturday monthly fundraiser next week, Saturday, July 5. Being a holiday weekend, I hope there is lots of support in both donations and purchases. It starts at 8 a.m. with breakfast and bake sale, and lunch starts serving at 11 a.m. Rummage sale throughout the day until 1 p.m.
I depend upon my readers to share with me what is happening within your organizations, churches, neighborhoods, groups, or family to share in next week’s column. Please contact me; leave a voice message or text 256-531-6460 or email at coosacafe@gmail.com.
