ivor & olive lewis on thu 5 nov 09
Opened my diminutive kiln today to unload a bisque firing. Following the
discussion on sonorous pots I tried the fingernail tap in the load of Pasta
Bowls. Superb musical tone, all items good as bells.
Knowing that I might get spiders in the burner jets I checked the kiln on
Monday evening. Kneeling on a concrete floor is made comfortable by using a
pad of folded carpet underlay. As I reached out to move the pad to a more
convenient position I saw what looked like a continuos folded dog turd. The=
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I recognised it as being a Common Brown Snake. Thought it best to leave the
thing and see if it had moved before I went to light the pilots the
following morning.
Tuesday morning with a forecast of 22 C I strolled up to the shed and had a
look round. No sign of my evening visitor. So I dropped the lid and fired u=
p
the pilot lights.
Well my footfall must have awakened that hiding slithery. A slender tail wa=
s
projecting out from the folds of the kneeling pad. What to do ? ? .
Simple...used the glass and card trick for getting rid of unwanted insects,
centipedes, spiders and so forth. Got a large diameter Bat and an Empty
Dustbin. Gently lowered the bin over the pad and watched as the tail was
pulled under the rim of the bin. Olive opened the big doors for me and I
emptied the contents of the bin into an adjoining paddock.
As I said, had an excellent firing, cone 08 down in eight yours and good a
load of bisque you could use as musical bells in the Philharmonic. And, yes
Our Common Brown Snakes have venom that packs quite a punch.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis,
Redhill,
South Australia
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