. . . right after "snirt" and "sprunk." Let me explain..
Traditionally, one of the first signs of spring are fresh new daffodils that pop up through the fall leaves that we never raked out of the garden before the snow hit. But we aren’t there yet. First, we have to get rid of the “snirt” and second, get through “sprunk.”
There’s nothing more beautiful on a cold winter day than freshly fallen snow, but as we move into the final weeks of winter, snow piles turn into "snirt," the lava-like combination snow, salt, sand and road dirt. No matter how warm it gets in February and March, snirt never seems to go away. Yes, we may get an inch or two of fresh snow to cover it up for a few hours, but it’s still there.
"Sprunk" is more selective. It doesn’t hit everyone. It’s that annoying neighborhood skunk that awakens from its winter torpor on a warm day to empty its overloaded scent glands. Sunday night one apparently decided to emerge in the storage area under our bedroom to empty its winter buildup. Yikes, it was really bad.
We lit candles, went through a case of Lysol spray, opened all the windows, sprayed water and vinegar in the whole area, and spread Critter Ridder around the base of the house. I even ran a huge fan on high for most of the day until the skunkologist at our local hardware store told me that the odor is activated by coming into contact with moving air. I wish I had known that before I turned on the fan.
Everything seems to be working, so far. Hopefully, sprunk will be gone tomorrow and we can look forward to the end of snirt. Then, we will experience the real aroma and beauty of spring.
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