Unexpected Visitor

   We had an unexpected visitor recently. Most Sundays, when we are home, we have dinner with the family. Most of them still attend the same country church that they grew up in, which is very near our house. We like to have dinner ready and they stop by after church. We all have dinner and great Sunday afternoon conversations together. (By the way, here in the South, many of us call the noon meal "dinner" and the evening meal "supper".) Anyway, a couple of Sundays ago, after everyone had eaten and visited for a couple of hours, people began to leave, and soon only Tracy, her daughter Brittany, and myself were left sitting around with nothing to do. I said, "let's go out to the garage and clean and straighten it up". They agreed and I walked outside first. When I turned around to wait for them I saw this.

My first thought was, I wonder who stuck this rubber snake on the light switch as they were leaving. My second thought was, hey, I'll scare Tracy with this. So I yelled, "Honey, are you about ready to come out"? Well, just about the time she walked out of the door I realised, IT'S A REAL SNAKE! I grabbed her and pulled her away from the door. I know it's just a black snake but they can still bite. I took out my cell phone and snapped this picture. Our little visitor then crawled back down the wall using the edges, of the rocks as little ledges, and was soon back in the woods.