Well, Halloween has come and gone for another year. Halloween was ushered in this year with our first storm of the season. The wind and rain are politely scouring the trees to remove the parts that are no longer needed, and the detritus covers the road, driveway and my deck. Unfortunately, it has put a damper on my weekend chicken coop plans...

At any rate, for the first time in years, Annie was not with me for Halloween night trick-or-treating. Nonetheless, we had our traditional getting up early and costuming. Annie was very pleased with the result:



For some reason, she really likes having black hair...

Left to my own devices, I decided to finally eat the rattlesnake. I fried it in a little oil with garlic, dried hot peppers, and lemon. I made a hollandaise sauce and served it over a bed of rice. Frankly, I think it looked quite good.



Unfortunately, it turned out there really was not a lot of meat there! It was really good, though. I wouldn't say it tasted like chicken. I can not describe it. I guess it tasted like rattlesnake!

Moodless