Sunday June 25th, following a heavy rain, the single line of rolled bales of hay in the Bragg's pasture made for a photogenic scene and a vision from the past when the Doman's used to farm the land. Mr. Randy Ours, a local farmer who has mowed Hidden Hollow's pastures for the past three years, and has contractual arrangements with individual property owners, only had a few more lots to mow when the heavy rains hit. Randy will now have to wait for the rain to stop and the pastures to dry out enough to support his heavy tractor and truck equipment before he can complete the mowing and baling.

 

Diane Wingett was mowing a walking path through meadow and woods behind a self-propelled lawnmower when she encountered this colorful Timber Rattlesnake coiled up in the grass beneath a large cedar tree. Diane hollered to husband Randy to come quick with his camera before the snake slithered off. From a "safe" distance, Randy took several photos of the docile reptile in the dim late afternoon light (photo above is blown up). The snake showed no fear or sign of aggression towards the human intruders - not even when Diane tossed a small stick towards the snake to see if it would move away, the stick landing right on top of it! When Diane and Randy checked the following morning, the snake was gone but the stick remained in the same exact place. After the experience, Diane confessed that from now on, she will be a lot more cautious when mowing paths through the meadow.