Mission Accomplished??

Just before Christmas, our quarterly extermination visit occurred. This became necessary many years ago because just after purchasing our house, which had sat vacant for nearly a year, we found that mice from the fields surrounding us had taken up residence. (Just another good reason to own a cat - the premiere Early Warning System!) So from that time to this, we have had our quarterly visit. When the fellow was here, I pointed out the vole problem and asked to have a bait station placed out in the front bed. He obliged. Well - cautious optimism is in order here. We had a few inches of snow last night, and this morning and afternoon, there were no vole tracks anywhere. None. Not any. I am tempted to declare victory, but my Vermont ancestry will not let me be so immoderate. Time, I guess, will tell......