To prove to the Armadillo that it could be done!  At least that is the answer you will get if you live in the Southeastern part of the United States.

I mowed today.  For real!  We haven’t had any significant rain for almost an entire week.  I had tried to mow last week but had been bogged down in the mud.  It was a mess and I gave it up for a lost cause.

This morning when I set out for my 7 miler, I was checking the condition of the yard.  The grass, in some places, was knee high on me.  Unreal.  It looked like most of the mud had dried enough that I would be able to get out the mower again and give it another shot.

Seeing as I had slept in this morning (Oops!), I was running very far behind schedule.  I didn’t begin my run until almost 9:30 am.  I ran my 7 miles, came home and started lunch (we eat early).

After lunch, MFH (My Favorite Husband) had a conference call.  While he was on his conference call, I downloaded my Garmin and logged my miles online.  Once MFH was off his call, he went and bought gas for the mower while I got the mower out of the garage (easier said than done).

FINALLY, I started mowing.

I started on the West side of our property.  I had two acres to mow.  The neighbors on the West had mowed a few days ago, so I just picked up where they left off.  Easy Peasy.

As I was going along, though, I started noticing all the little divots in the grass.  Hmmm…

I was suspicious.

The divots became more and more frequent.

Yup.  We had an Armadillo on our property.

For the last couple of weeks, I had been seeing evidence of places where Armadillos had tried to cross the road.  And failed.  So I wasn’t too surprised to see they had been in my yard.

I don’t have a clue how to get rid of them.  I think they just get bored at our place and eventually move on.  Until then, I will be mowing over divots….

For your viewing pleasure, a short video of an armadillo playing with a pink teddy bear:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhNGdnuFQYM