Neighbor Joyce was startled when she saw a headless rabbit next to her house. She said it was a fresh kill, that it had only one fly on it. She buried it immediately and looked for information on the internet. It seems wolves or coyotes often kill rabbits to eat the head, where most of the nutrients are located. They aren’t interested in the meat on the body. I’ve never eaten brains, although humans do eat them. I would avoid the raw meat of a rabbit, not wanting to eat hair that covered the hare.

The day warmed up, so I ate lunch on the back porch. I spotted the first wasp of the season on the screen nearby. Getting my favorite glass for trapping, I put the glass over it and slipped a piece of cardboard underneath. I sprayed the railing with wasp killer, and while the insect was at the top of the glass, I removed the cardboard and put the glass over the poison. The wasp was dead within a minute, so I felt it was fairly humane. When the weather warms up for good, I often leave the back door open and do not want wasps having free access to the house.