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Autumn is right around the bend.

Do I know this because the leaves are turning and the temperatures are dropping? Yes, but there’s also a less subtle sign of fall.

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Pumpkin spiced everything. Cereal, coffee, cookies… you name it, they spice it. Even the nuts aren’t safe.

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The next two photos were taken by a friend on the island where I spent my teenage years.

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Sunsets there are pretty special.

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Ours was nice that night, but not nearly as dramatic.

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Has anyone ever tried these tricks?

Because I fail to see how ice cubes are going to deodorize a stinky disposal.

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In a world where there’s entirely too much hatred and prejudice, Maine is welcoming some new neighbors.

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And finally, 61.

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I was 61.

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Last chuck standing and a feline doppelgänger.

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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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The evening shift.

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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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A miniature feeding frenzy.

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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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The trail of poo.

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We love our nightly skunk visitors.

We enjoy watching them run across the lawn, jostle for buffet position and happily nibble their evening meal.

What we don’t love is the gifts they leave behind.

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Or the order in which they leave them.

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Following and removing the poo trail isn’t an every day occurrence…

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But it does make me wonder why they can’t simply squat in one place.

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🥴

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To infinity, and beyond…

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This is not good.

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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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