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We’re down to one single woodchuck now.
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Momma and the other 3 siblings have departed the pattern…
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But this little guy knows a good thing when he sees (and eats) it.
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😊
Saw this the other day and had to do a double take.
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And while it’s absolutely true, I had to wonder if it also looks like anyone we know….?
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❤️
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Along with our extremely dry, drought ravished lawn?
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A pair of young bucks.
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They’ve been coming for a nightly nosh since they were born and are now sprouting their first sets of velveted horns.
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Adolescent male deer will stay together until they’re ready to rut.
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Then it’s every deer for himself.
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Our lawn has turned brown from the troubling lack of rain, but that doesn’t stop our nightly critter visitors.
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Skunks and raccoons are usually not a good mix…
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But these guys make it work.
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There are five trash pandas here…
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And this family has been coming since they were babies.
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I rarely get photos because they arrive after dark but here’s a quick clip to give you an idea.
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💕
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Skunks are not always black with a white stripe.
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Sometime they’re white with a black one.
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Our little family is proof of that.
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Diversity.
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Ya gotta love it.
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There have always been hummingbirds at Casa River.
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I put a sugar water feeder out (no artificial dye) as soon as we spot the first one appear in May and enjoy watching the brilliant little jewels drop by for a drink now and then.
We rarely see more than two at a time.
But this year we have three, and four…
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And five.
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And then?
Holy hummers Batman!
We’ve been bombarded by hungry avians.
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I had to put out a second feeder and I’m refilling them every single day.
It’s been crazy…
But absolutely marvelous!
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We’re down to one woodchuck.
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He visits morning and early evening and I oblige by providing treats.
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On this particular day it was baby carrots and carrot shavings.
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And though he munched them all….
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From the look on his face?
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It’s clear he would have preferred watermelon.
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My new garden bed is starting to fill in…
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But I wish the woodchucks hadn’t eaten all my mid summer blooms. So much for strategically timed planting.
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The geraniums are doing well.
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I was a bit late getting these in due to my mystery illness, but they’re flourishing now.
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Our Japanese Spirea surprised me this year by branching off in white on the right side.
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It’s always been solid pink…
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But not anymore.
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Close up of its fuzzy blooms.
The bees love it.
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And yes, that’s one entirely too chill red squirrel.
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My husband went to Lowe’s for some weed wacker string the other day.
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So of course he came home with a new $800 battery operated lawn mower.
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Oh, it’s fancy.
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Multi speed self propelled motor, dual blades, telescopic adjustable handle…
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So fancy it took him 15 minutes to figure out how to start it.
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There’s so much extra tech… it came with three instruction manuals.
And neon green mulching blades.
And a detachable cell phone carrier.
It even has a cup holder.
🥴
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I told him it looked like a Tesla.
He was not amused.
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There was a learning curve and it took him a little while to get used to it. But then he was off and running…
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To he honest, I don’t think he loves it as much as he thought he would.
Not that he’d ever admit it.
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And no, He doesn’t push mow our whole back lawn. Just around the house, garden beds, barn and tighter spaces.
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As you know, we have always had a resident red squirrel menace.
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I’m sure this isn’t the original terror from years ago, but one of her numerous demon offspring.
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She teases the cat, poops on the patio furniture…
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Shreds the deck posts, excavates passages through the woodshed walls, chews holes in the man cave/Barn Mahal, burrows into the house eaves and builds nests everywhere to continue her accursed family.
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I know this because…
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We’re knee deep in the destructive little bastards right now.
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Not good!
Not good at all….
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I don’t know who invented this or where I can get one, but it’s brilliant.
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Anyone who’s ever stepped in a pile of it barefoot will appreciate a warning sign.
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Cats.
There’re always where you don’t want them.
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And as soon as my husband started rolling coins on the ottoman?
Sleeping cat.
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And cat cleaning privates when your human isn’t paying him enough attention.
🤣
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Huh..
So it is.
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Skunks.
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They’re not always black with a white stripe.
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😊
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