I Couldn't See It

A nutria trapper came by to see me.*

Anyway, this trapper comes by the other day, he stays in his pirogue, holding on to my dock with one hand while holding the stock of his .22 with his other hand..."I might want to sue an invisible fence company" said the trapper.
"Have you seen a problem with your fence," I asked him?
"No, you smart ass, I ain't "seen a problem," it's an invisible fence!" He screwed up his face and asked "Did you really go to law school?"
"Well, what's the matter with the fence, does your dog get out of the yard?" I asked.
"My dog?" he asked, incredulously.
"Didn't you buy your invisible fence to keep your dog in the yard?" I asked him.
"My dog ain't invisible! Besides, he lives in a pen, like a dog. Look, I had the invisible fence company build this invisible fence to keep invisible people outta my yard! And it ain't working!"
A wise lawyer tries never to talk to potential clients when the potential clients are angry; "Why don't I write them a strong letter for you, maybe that will change their ways." I suggested.
"That fence company ain't gonna care about no letter from a voodoolawyer in some swamp." he pointed out.
"I ain't writing the invisible fence company, I told him, "I'm writing the invisible people, and telling them to stay the hell out of my client's yard."

"Hmmm... those people just might listen" he nodded, "they just might listen to that...let me think about it," he said.
"You do that, I'll be right here if you need me."
"I can find you," said the trapper.
I knew that was true.

* (Too see a video about nutria trappers in Lousiana, click here. Remember, this nutria trapper in the video is not the trapper in my story above.)

This Is What It Sounds Like in the Swamp Tonight

These cats came through the other night, talking something about salt and camels, ...all the water and trees we have in the swamp seemed outlandish to them, it was like they'd never seen a forest, or so much water ... in their indigo robes and head scarves, they looked like blue clad Klanners to us, till they pulled out a gourd guitar and a drum. Then they seemed to fit right in here in the swamp. It made me wonder how one pronounces ululation? Drop me a line if you know.

Mississippi Floods

Hurricane season started again, and you can feel the unease throughout the swamp. We followed the floods up north pretty close, when they started http://www.khqa.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=147042 blowing levees again we started getting nervous.