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It’s that time again.

July 23, 2020 Rivergirl 11 Comments

Woodchucks!

Posing in clover.

Having a healthy snack.

Kissing.

Or biting, who the hell knows? They’re rodents….. for all I know they’re discussing campaign strategy.

They love lettuce.

And since we’ve been flooded with it from our CSA, so have they.

Behold –

My first photo of momma and 4 babies together.

She’s down 2 due to fox predation, so the sextuplets are now quadruplets.

Poor momma.

She’s fiercely protective, but Mother Nature always has the final say.

Like these quick shots I didn’t have time to focus.

Do you suppose that starling called Uber….

And this was what showed up?

Fog

July 21, 2020 Rivergirl 22 Comments

Fog is such an ethereal thing…. and for me, it’s usually hard to capture a good photograph.

But the other evening I looked out our front door….

And the strangest low lying patch of fog had enveloped our farming neighbors.

We had none at our house across the street.

But theirs was impressive.

And as the sun started to set…..

The colors began to change.

Orange and yellow fog.

A beautiful sight.

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.

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)

I beg to differ Oprah.

July 5, 2020 Rivergirl 39 Comments

Flipping through O magazine the other day (I get it free, don’t judge) I realized Oprah and I disagree about a few things.

Most importantly, her list of must have items.

She might find these necessary and affordable, but I don’t.

Seriously? Bragging about your house manager Eddie and his cocktail mixing prowess is bad form. Especially when we peons are occasionally forced to drink cocktails from can.

Let’s forget the revolting sounding ‘flavor capsule’…. why in the world would I pay $350 to have a machine mix my drink.

My local pub’s bartender does a fine job and he never expects that big a tip.

$70 for a bottle.

To put alcohol and fruit in.

Call me classy, but a mason jar works just as well for a lot less.

Good grief.

$195 so my selfies can be better lighted?

I’m 55 and menopausal. No one wants to see that any more clearly than they already have.

Oprah redeemed herself slightly with this last pick.

It’s been a while since I shopped at Talbots, but I could probably rock a pair of these.

Cheers!

Momma squirrel has not forgotten.

July 3, 2020 Rivergirl 6 Comments

While relaxing on the barn porch the other afternoon…..

Our peace and quiet was disturbed by one very perturbed rodent.

Momma squirrel was back and chattering up a storm.

She was scrambling up and down the posts.

Running back and forth along the eaves.

And most definitely making her presence known.

Her memory is long.

And apparently all has not been forgiven.

It was bound to happen.

July 2, 2020 Rivergirl 13 Comments

In life, symmetry is rare.

So when you see a baby woodchuck….

In the woodshed?

You reward him with an apple.

Because he’s just that cute.

And he doesn’t always get along with his family.

I think we can all relate to that.

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?

You knew it was coming.

June 28, 2020 Rivergirl 25 Comments

The baby woodchucks are everywhere.

Behind the barn, in the rock wall, on the porch, under the deck.

Which means….

They’re going to be saturating my blog for a while.

Because really….

If there’s anything cuter than a mini woodchuck eating apples?

I don’t know if I’d survive it.

Purple haze.

June 27, 2020 Rivergirl 6 Comments

No, not the Hendrix kind.

The Japanese Iris kind.

They don’t last long.

But they sure are pretty while they’re here.

Especially after a rain shower.

At night.

Where there's only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.