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Momma chuck has been bellying up the buffet as soon as it’s laid.
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And though we offer tasty treats…
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She always seems to be scowling.
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The speed at which she can devour a sliced carrot is truly impressive.
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But she’s none too pleased when junior joins her and starts chowing down.
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Because I have written proof some of you love these.
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I could say he left the top off the toothpaste or the toilet seat up, but that seems like an extreme reaction for such a small infraction.
Think I’ll go with one that’s bound to get him tossed to the curb, never mind his clothes ….
“He told me this dress does make my butt look big.”
So what do you think he did?
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Mowing and yard work done for the day, we retired to the barn porch for adult beverages.
Can you spot the baby woodchuck?
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He was seriously chill.
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There’s something very satisfying about spending the day beating your lawn and gardens into submission and then sitting back to enjoy the view.
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Which of course, included another baby woodchuck.
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Life is good.
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I should have known there would be a price to pay for excerpting passages from a book about sex.
I should have, but the flood of … how shall I say, related products… now polluting my screen is prodigious.
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Mothers Day gift anyone?
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Technically that’s not a sex toy, but the algorithm’s mind went there anyway.
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I really need to be more careful with my book reviewing.
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Eight years ago the flowering pear tree we’d planted by the bird feeders when we moved to this house died. My late mother, who loved nothing more than sitting on the deck watching our fine feathered friends, told me we needed to replace that tree because the birds missed it. Sadly, she passed two months later… and because she wanted me to make the decision what to do with her ashes, I laid part of her to rest with a beautiful tulip tree in that very spot.
Unfortunately the tree wasn’t hardy enough for the rugged Maine winters and croaked two years later. As did the flowering dogwood we planted after that and the Rose of Sharon after that. Two years ago when our neighbor gave us a few river birches to plant in front of the man cave/barn, we transplanted a flowering plum to my mother’s spot. It did well, for two years.
But now….
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There it goes.
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Undeterred and very determined to give my mother the tree she wanted… we went to an extremely expensive nursery where I paid an astronomical sum for a flowering crabapple.
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It was a beautiful specimen. Tall and bursting with good health.
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So in it went, with my mother.
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My fingers and toes are crossed this one makes it more than two years.
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Because if this one dies, I’m really going to wonder if my mother is trying to tell me something.
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When the weather turns dry and hot I always wonder how wild creatures find water. And since I was throwing apple pieces out to momma woodchuck and her brood, I thought I would try something new.
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A large container of fresh cool water.
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Unfortunately it sat there all day… untouched. She had no interest whatsoever.
Oh well. I tried…
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Did you see this on the news?
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A woman answered a Craigslist ad and brought home a free couch. She noticed it was lumpy on one side and when she unzipped the cushion she found $36,000 in cash. The remarkable part of the story? She called the owner and gave it back. Turns out the furniture they were giving away was from a deceased relative who was notorious for hiding money. The owners were so pleased, they bought the woman a new refrigerator.
What say you? If the money was in your free couch cushion…. would you return it?
In other news, some interesting critters have been spotted on our road.
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This fellow was right around the bend.
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This guy was a little farther down. In all the years we’ve lived here, I’ve never spotted a moose. I’m hoping he’ll make his way to our backyard buffet soon.
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Two ostriches for $880 or three for $190. Someone needs to check their ad copy.
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I read this article recently and had to smile.
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My husband still chases the wild turkeys who show up at our bird feeders, so rest assured I showed him this.
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If that doesn’t make him rethink his aversion, nothing will.
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If I lived closer to Arlington, I’d visit and thank this bird for her devotion. And maybe bring a treat or two.
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Walking Lord Dudley Mountcatten has been interesting lately.
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Woodchuck babies are on the move and seem to pop up every time we turn around. Add a few grey squirrels and his Lordship doesn’t know who to chase first.
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That’s one confused feline right there.
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The woodchucks may be more plentiful right now….
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But it’s the squirrels that drive him to distraction. After 30 minutes of active stalking and cackling ..
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It was time for a nap in the shade.
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Because the nightly news is too depressing and hate filled.
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I shop at Goodwill all the time. Closest I’ve ever come to art is Elvis on velvet and dogs playing poker.
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I don’t eat Cup Noodles, why in the world would I want to paint my face or nails to match?
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When you have a head that looks like you’re constantly flipping someone off, it pays to look surprised.
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Guest house might be stretching it, but boy… I wish these had been for sale when my MIL was alive.
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