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I think the neighbours are catching on...
Jun. 3rd, 2012 08:50 pmThe wildlife in my neighbourhood seem to have caught on to the fact that there are extra pickings my backyard. It was cute when the mother robin came to my compost bin to scoop up worms for her fledgelings. Last Wednesday I came home to see this:
As cute and humongous as this critter was, if my neighbours saw a raccoon going through my compost they would crucify me. So I was inspired to finally (nearly) finish this humanure hacienca or, as I call it, the over-engineered compost box.
It has a flipping lid on hinges, a locking front door on hinges, and is made of solid hemlock. It was rather expensive to make. Its future buddy compost box is going to be a much less accessorised $40 spruce box from Penny Lane work experience and assisted living for the mentally challenged in Bridgewater.
As cute and humongous as this critter was, if my neighbours saw a raccoon going through my compost they would crucify me. So I was inspired to finally (nearly) finish this humanure hacienca or, as I call it, the over-engineered compost box.
It has a flipping lid on hinges, a locking front door on hinges, and is made of solid hemlock. It was rather expensive to make. Its future buddy compost box is going to be a much less accessorised $40 spruce box from Penny Lane work experience and assisted living for the mentally challenged in Bridgewater.
