{"id":4497,"date":"2010-06-07T21:57:43","date_gmt":"2010-06-08T01:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=4497"},"modified":"2010-06-07T21:57:43","modified_gmt":"2010-06-08T01:57:43","slug":"a-visitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=4497","title":{"rendered":"A Visitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The other day, I was on the phone for work, when Larry came in from the garden, saw I was busy, and began looking for a pencil and paper.  After a bit if rustling around on the counter in the kitchen, he came over a placed a note next to me.  On the note were two words: Cool Snake.  See how well he knows me?  How many husbands can come in the house to tell their wives to come and see a pretty snake?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway &#8211; I changed lenses on the camera and headed for the garden.  <\/p>\n<p>Hi there.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems01.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ems01\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems01.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems01-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems01-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Going someplace?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems02.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ems02\" width=\"600\" height=\"410\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems02.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems02-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems02-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>&#8220;Yes.  I&#8217;m an Eastern Milk Snake.  I eat mice.  And stuff.&#8221;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ems3\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems3-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems3-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Well don&#8217;t let me stop you.  Make sure you get the ones that are eating our cucumber seeds wouldja?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ems4\" width=\"600\" height=\"304\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems4-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems4-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>And off he went.  A short, but productive relationship.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ems5\" width=\"600\" height=\"334\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems5-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ems5-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nI apologize to the snake-phobic visitors today.  Like my sister.  and my Mom.  my nephew Jake too, should he wander by.  sorry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day, I was on the phone for work, when Larry came in from the garden, saw I was busy, and began looking for a pencil and paper. 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