This And That From Baker's Hat

Just like most of you I sometimes don't have the time to make regular posts. Or perhaps the mood is just not right. Or maybe I don't have the right photo's so a post has to sit on the back burner for a while.

And sometimes I may take some photo's thinking about a particular post I would like to make, but either I don't make the post or other photo's are a better fit so some of the shots fall by the wayside. Then there are those quick, one-time photo's of something I may never write a post about. It's not that they are the greatest photo's, but I find some of them interesting and thought some of you might also like them.

So, for those times when a longer post is not feasible and to share some of those unrelated photo's I decided I would create a recurring post featuring these odds and ends. I considered it sort of like pulling a post 'out of the hat' so to speak. I hope you like this inaugural version of "This And That From Baker's Hat".
This looks like a Ring-necked Snake and I presume it is a Southern Ring-necked as we live within their range. Evidently this one is still young, but I understand it will only grow to about 2 to 3 times this size. (That board is only 3 1/2 inches wide so you can see the snake is not very long.) They are fairly common, but are not often seen in the open due to their small size and their normal habitat of rotting logs, old stumps, and loose bark they can hide under.
I find it interesting how much color one can find in some fairly ordinary wild grasses.
I know this may look like just a kiss, but actually a piece of a carrot was involved. He's a sweetheart, though, and just might give you a kiss if you wanted one even without the carrot.