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Holy crap!

July 19, 2020 Rivergirl 33 Comments

Yes.

I’m literally going to talk about crap…. and you’re going to wonder why you ever started following me in the first place.

Piles of crap have suddenly begun showing up on our front lawn.

Same spot, by the kitchen door, every morning, totaling 4 piles.

Sorry, I can’t.

Weird as it sounds, we’ve lived here for 18 years and have never had a dog leave a deposit. Ever!

It’s too big for woodchuck or fox. And it’s not skunk. They leave a trail of small black poo nuggets on the driveway.

We have started seeing raccoons late at night, and they do make the rounds.

But I’m thinking coyotes might be setting us up as a rural rest stop.

So if any of my readers are expert scat identifiers?

Now would be the time to weigh in.

*Poop Update – since writing this the other day.

The count is up to 5 piles, and since it rained…. closer examination of contents was possible.

(Still with me? You really are loyal readers!)

Seeds.

I think we can safely rule out coyote now.

Critters.

July 18, 2020 Rivergirl 19 Comments

If you’re getting bored of our backyard zoo…..

Tell me.

I won’t stop posting pictures….

But I could probably be talked into just the highlights.

Or then again….

Maybe not.

So feel free to skip these posts if critters aren’t your thing.

I won’t be upset.

But he might.

Baby squirrel resurgence.

July 17, 2020 Rivergirl 23 Comments

They’re baaaaaaack.

Well, at least the babies are.

And they’re making themselves right at home on the deck.

A little too much at home for my liking.

Because they’re trying to get back into the hole they all came tumbling out of last month.

Cute? Yes.

Respectful house guests? No.

And then the other day, a friend helped me out.

No, it’s not the same picture.

Look in the lower right hand corner….

Baby woodchuck is finally earning his keep.

Well done sir.

Carry on.

A woodchuck dump.

July 15, 2020 Rivergirl 19 Comments

Don’t get excited, it’s a photo dump. No one wants to see the other kind.

My files are filled with woodchuck pictures.

Mother and baby on the rock wall.

Mother bringing Junior to the back deck.

Junior checking out the back deck.

Junior checking out the new grill.

Two babies on the other rock wall.

Two babies playing tag.

Two babies eating apples.

You see how this goes? I flood you with woodchuck photos and you say awww.

Here’s a woodchuck, a turkey and a duck for variety.

Momma had 6 babies and I have yet to get them all in one picture.

But now would probably be a good time to say awww.

Pandemic humor.

July 15, 2020 Rivergirl 39 Comments

Because if I don’t laugh I might have to hurt someone.

Add a margarita and it sounds like a plan.

Because if you won’t wear a mask, why should I wear pants?

And after almost 4 months of doing nothing?

Trust me… you want me to wear pants.

Ah, Spam. The miracle meat no one wants to eat.

Wait a minute….. do you think they could behind this whole thing?

The virus is a hoax engineered to make people eat 83 year old canned ham!

Or maybe….

It’s a canine revenge plot.

Either way, we’re stuck with it…

And it’s nice to see Maine stores still have a sense of humor.

Peeping… chucks?

July 11, 2020 Rivergirl 21 Comments

I don’t care how cute you are….

You can’t come in!

Well… maybe if the husband wasn’t home.

I see you….

July 5, 2020 Rivergirl 19 Comments

Do you see him?

They really do blend in.

But the little chuckers are in there.

Destructive…. but too damn cute to stay mad at.

Yes, you.

And your five furry little brothers.

(Two chucks in this photo)

Out for a stroll.

July 4, 2020 Rivergirl 6 Comments

You never know who’s going to wander up from the woods lately.

The other day….

It was a pair of deer and a pair of turkeys.

One of the turkeys was occasionally headless.

But they all kept pace.

Right up to the feeders for a nosh.

Mother and son.

Love is in the air.

July 1, 2020 Rivergirl 19 Comments

And on the ground.

It was a meet cute.

And apparently they hit it off.

She was a foxy lady after all.

A little snuggling.

A few nips behind the ear.

And viola.

A happy couple.

Or not.

What do I know?

Ducks

June 30, 2020 Rivergirl 13 Comments

I have no idea why we have a pair of visiting Mallard ducks this year…

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But like all the other critters who venture in….. they’re welcome.

Though the drake’s table manners leave a little to be desired.

Is standing in the dish of deer grain really necessary?

Other times he’s a bit like Caligula.

And eats lying down.

Ducks.

I hope they remember how nice we are to them.

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