Winter Won't Let Go

Wednesday and Thursday it snowed, about an inch, and it melted by Thursday afternoon, but it was cold and blustery and very wintery for two days.  Today is sunny but cold, in the 20s.

Winter just won't let go.

And the voles in the front walk won't either.

I'll try this stuff that I got at Bosco's.  It uses castor oil as a deterrent.  And I ordered more poison baits, I'll keep trying with that.  I just don't want to dig up the whole area and put down the gravel and hardware cloth.

After catching two in the electronic trap, and filling in their tunnels, I'm seeing new tunneling, so they are still there.  I'm still using the electronic trap, but they eat the bait positioned at the far end ... simply walk in and get it without getting zapped.  I'm not sure how to test if it's working. 

I love the way the 'Angelina' sedum looks in winter, very golden bronze.  There are tunnels all underneath the sedums here.