Surprise me

Let's hope the cure is not worse than the disease. I long to have my worries proved baseless.

First wildlife report in a long time

I think it was on my third post ever that I talked about the first wild turkeys ever to visit my yard. That was in October 2012. Since then I haven't seen or heard a single one. Pretty disappointing, really. But then about two weeks ago, the flock was back. It was only for one day and I don't know where they hang out the rest of the time, but it just made me so happy to know they were still in the world.

Other news on the wildlife front: the people who used to leave plates of food in their front yard for the skunks have stopped doing so. Spring and summer 2015 I saw as many as 9 skunks all at once in their yard when I drove to work. But not this year. And who could blame them, really? I've only seen a few Mephitidae in that yard this entire year. They were probably having their hopes dashed, just like I was.

The mom deer who has spent so much time in our yard has successfully raised her two fawns from last year into adolescence. The babies are now a two-prong buck and a lovely doe. This is the mom's second set of twins since we've known her.

And that's about as much wildlife as I think I should inflict on anybody.