In memory plus a wet gopher

Miss GrayYet again another tree in honor of one of my longtime pets. This was a stray cat that was just always there. I have no idea how old she was since I was a little kid when she was a kitten. I planted this olive for her today. Unfortunately the name tag of the olive fell off so I don’t know what kind it is. I had planted another one earlier this year in memory of my dog that was a much more of an upright olive. This one has more scraggly branches. Seemed appropriate for a straggly old cat.

A funny thing happened though while digging the hole. We used a bobcat with an auger to dig the whole but the ground was hard clay. So we had to soak it. The water backed up into a gopher hole and as we pulled the auger up the water spilled out from the gopher hole on the side and out poured a wet gopher – a bit confused. Don’t worry – we rescued it and relocated it in a field well away from the garden.

No animals were harmed in the making of this video đŸ˜‰

One thought on “In memory plus a wet gopher

  • September 8, 2009 at 5:57 pm
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    Poor little gopher! I’m glad you saved it!!! Lucky he wasn’t hurt by the auger.

    When did your kitty die?

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