Putresence

pu·trid

ˈpyo͞otrəd/

adjective

adjective: putrid

1. (of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.

   synonyms:

   decomposing, decaying, rotting, rotten, bad, off, putrefied, putrescent, rancid, moldy; More foul, fetid, rank "putrid meat"

   • of or characteristic of rotting matter.

     
     

     "the putrid smells from the slaughterhouses"
   • informal

     very unpleasant; repulsive.

     
     

     "the cocktail is a putrid pink color"

Now that the crops are off the fields and the barrenness of winter has fallen across the landscape the whitetail deer have resumed their nocturnal visitation to the yard to dine upon my white cedars.  And it didn't take very long.  Last year's browsing damage had largely - but not completely - been repaired as the trees regenerated their scaly leaves..But already the results of deer browse have been manifesting on the landscaping.

We've counted the confirmed deaths of twenty-two deer in the past two years off of our little 80 acres of heaven and by all outward appearances we haven't made much of a dent on the herd of tree munchers.  So I mixed a couple of gallons of deer repellent and sprayed my shrubs with Deer Stopper.  We'll see how it works.  A word of advice however - don't do this on a breezy day as an errant wind gust might cause some blow back from your backpack sprayer and anoint you and your clothing with the stuff.

And you will smell of Putrescent Whole Egg Solids.  Blech... 
                     

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