Monday, June 29, 2009

Fruits and snakes

No connection between these two topics. The raspberry crop was lovely and now the blueberries are ripening. I've been enjoying fresh fruit salads, fruit smoothies and yogurt with fresh fruit. Lovely.

There is color in the garden from the local snakes as well. I rescued a Scarlet Kingsnake from the pool. Then later in the week watched an Eastern Kingsnake move through the pine straw and dead leaves. The alternative name of Chained Kingsnake is very apt. The snake's patterning immediately brought to mind linked rings. I've since learned that the Eastern Kingsnake eats venomous snakes -- immune to the venom.