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We finally saw a little rain, and after that some sun.
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Which made for a lovely rainbow.
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But there wasn’t a pot of gold at the end of ours…
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No… it was something stinkier.
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I’m guessing the leprechauns won’t be wanting to steal them.
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😊
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I had a creepy crawly issue with my old hummingbird feeders this summer . Ants discovered both of them and every time I checked? There were dead insects floating in the liquid.
When ants die, they release a chemical that disgusts the hummingbirds so after trying all the home remedies…. Vaseline on the hanging pole, vinegar to disrupt their scent trail etc… I sucked it up and bought new feeders with ant moats on top.
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I’m calling it a success.
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Four drinking stations.
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Four birds.
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And at the other larger feeder?
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Serious jostling for position.
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I took His Lordship out for a walk recently and he made a friend.
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While the young chucks usually run as soon as they see me…
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This one seemed fine with Lord Dudley.
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They chilled side by side for quite a while, and chuck didn’t seem to mind when our resident feline got a bit closer.
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Friendship.
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It’s a beautiful thing.
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❤️
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I like a good kosher dill with my sandwich now and then but I don’t actively search for the them on the internet… so why does my FB algorithm kick into high pickle gear every now and then?
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I’m passing on the pickle minions.
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And flights are for beer! Or occasionally, margaritas.
No pickles required.
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Pickle slush?
Hard pass, no matter how cute the glass.
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I will not.
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Yay for me, I guess.
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You know the seafood is fresh when…
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Cow patty bingo without a cow? Where’s the fun in that…
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A few weeks ago our lawn was a lush green…
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And a veritable wildlife bonanza showed up for a nosh.
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The gang was all there.
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We have a little brick landing at the bottom of our back deck steps. My husband built it years ago without laying gravel so it heaves and shifts and separates and allows grass and weeds to fill in the cracks. This year I think portulaca has taken hold so I’m letting it grow in case it blooms.
But I digress…
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This landing had become one of our woodchuck babies preferred spots.
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The spot where he stands watch.
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Over what, I have no idea.
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But he takes his sentinel position very seriously.
❤️
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The face he makes when you put out broccoli…
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But he clearly wanted carrots.
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🤣
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Our resident raccoon happily eats alongside the skunks. Although usually at a safe distance.
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But when he’s having a drink and little mister stinky is also thirsty?
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The better part of valor is to relinquish the water dish.
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And stay upwind of the stink hole.
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Woodchucks and skunks abound at Casa River, but trash pandas come and go in irregular intervals.
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We’ll see them for a week or two and then they’ll disappear.
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This week brought a nice chubby fellow.
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Raccoons are fun to watch. They have very expressive faces and extremely dexterous paws.
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They also love water. So much, I have to provide a nightly bowl or they tip over my birdbath which still has the cracks and chips from last year’s visitors.
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Cute.
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But occasionally destructive.
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No matter.
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We welcome them all.
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Do they stink?
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Occasionally.
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Is it an awful smell?
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Most definitely.
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But look at those little stinkers.
You have to admit they’re cute as well.
This video was taken as I was on my way out to spread their nightly snack on the ground under the bird feeders. Skunks have bad eyesight and not very good hearing so I got quite close before he realized I was there.
Pardon the wobbly section, I was trying to spread food and film at the same time.
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🦨💕🦨
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A walk around the gardens finds astilbe.
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In light pink and dark.
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Blanket flower.
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And bee balm.
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In similar shades and different places.
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Day lilies are popping.
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As is the Russian sage and some dianthus.
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Then there’s this…
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Which is pretty but unknown… as I can’t remember its name.
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Marguerite daisies in front of the baby barn.
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And some candy cane dianthus to finish.
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Note – these pics were taken a few weeks ago when our lawn was still green. Sadly, we’re browning and crunchy now from lack of rain.
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When we were at Ocean Point in East Boothbay the other night we saw something unusual.
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Can you see it?
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It’s a rainbow.
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But it was vertical.
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How weird is that?
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