Think scarecat, like scarecrow. This black cat is an outline cut from sheet metal with green cats’-eye marbles for eyes. Cat’s-eye marbles for eyes! Measures 14” long with the tail x 6-3/4” tall. Has a small hole in the upper back, and (2) in the middle feet for mounting, but could also be stuck into the ground. Made to frighten varmints, and while we didn't have any critters to test it on, it did make our copywriter noticeably uncomfortable.

Looks like a cheap kid-sized tennis racket, but brother, this ain't for the kids. It's actually a fine way for adults to work on their upper-body strength and kill bugs at the same time. 18" long, with a 6" wide paddle lined with metal grid. A coil in the handle sends high voltage through the paddle when a button is pushed, hit a bug with it and the bug will bug you no more. We've seen these in other catalogs for about twice the price, so buy it from us.  2 AA batteries, not included.

These steel anvil-style pruning shears have a Teflon-coated blade for nonstickitiveness. Shears are 8” long overall with a 1-1/2” blade, red rubber-coated grips, a spring to keep them open, and a lock to keep them closed—but the lock on the pair you get might not work. Surplus factor! No lock, much better price Go deadhead a rose bush, and then buy something with all that money you just saved.

And measure the results with this angelic rain gauge. This polyresin angel looks to be a young seraph or aging cherub (call it a teen angel), and is embracing a 1” dia x 5-1/2” tall plastic test tube marked to measure rainfall up to 4” in 1/4” increments and 10cm in 1mm increments. Even when it’s not measuring precipitation, it’s still an angel outside your house.

Our blue plastic shaker bottle stands approx. 10-1/2” tall by 5-1/2" x 4" with a removable screw top for shaking out rock salt or grass seed. Also great as Bigfoot’s salt or pepper shaker. Top has (19) 3/8" holes in it, and the bottle has a nice comfortable handle. Holds a whopping 67 oz, which both you and Bigfoot can appreciate.

Get one before the flood-a 10" tall clear plastic rain gauge to hang on a wall (with 1/4" mounting holes, you supply the screws) or stick in the lawn on its stake-like bottom. Graduated up to 5" of rain in 0.1" increments, or 123mm in 2mm increments.

Grow a beautiful garden full of plants that love your soil! It's easy if you know your soil's pH, and we have a gauge to help you! Stick the probe into moist soil for the pH to register in a separate 4" x 2" x 1" gauge box on the end of a 26 inch cord. That lets you read the gauge without having to lay on the bug and worm covered ground to see it! A needle indicates the pH on a scale of 3.5-9, and you get a list of which plants like which pH levels.

With our 5-1/2” serrated grass shears, you can trim your lawn one scissor swipe at a time! But seriously, folks, these choppers, with red rubber handles and a compression spring-load between blades, are meant for fine lawn-manicuring work—the stuff your mower can’t do and only your fine touch is allowed to trim. They have a locking switch for safety when the blades are closed, and although they’ve got a few rust spots on the blades, they’re in fine condition and will be a snap to rub clean. It’s a handy tool that you’ll probably have some fun with. We’re not sure if Billy Shears ever had a pair, but he would have loved them, too.

The Woof & Paw Rake and Bin Pooper Scooper set is so nice, so sturdy, it might make you want to get a dog just so you can clean up after it. Extending handles click into place on the rake and bin, extending from 20" long closed to 3 feet fully extended. Bin is 6-1/4" wide x 6-3/4" deep with 3 walls 2-1/2" high. Rake has 9 metal tines spread across 6-1/4". Scooping poop will never be as enjoyable as it is with these tools.

This 16" long x 7" insulated drawstring cooler bag was originally intended as an outdoor faucet socket in frigid climates. Made by 3M it uses their Thinsulate™ technology to keep out the warm or cold. Because of it's size, we think it makes a great cooler bag for the beach, camping, office, school...should we continue? Fits plenty of beverages at a time and how about a sandwich, chips and thermos. Wow, who knew?