Seeking Warmth

Late Fall in Wenatchee is always exciting, as all of the outside creatures are looking for someplace to park themselves for the coming winter. This year was no exception. We had some workmen over to check our water softener, and they casually mentioned the black widow spider by the little box where the water pipes enter the house. It was small one, perhaps recently hatched. We found Mama and her nest further back along the pipes. We called pest control within the hour. Eeekkk. Then I was downstairs in my office working and noticed movement on the carpet out of the corner of my eye. It was a tiny baby mouse. I threw the pillow on the sofa and stunned it, then carefully loaded it into a plastic bag. Four mice later, using various traps and sticky pads - I think we got the whole family.