That said, since living in our current home for a year now I have witnessed: a hawk swoop down, grab a snake and fly away; a snake sunning himself on the walk to my front door as I was bringing in groceries; and many, many white-tailed deer. Recently, on a Sunday afternoon, and entire herd of deer ran right past our sun room windows and into the woods behind our home. Now the brazen beasts are eating my pansies!
And so, dear readers, I would like to share a few photos of nature in action, as it were, around our home.
The wreath on my front door is home to a family of small birds. I didn't even realize what they were up to until it was too late. I haven't been able to identify them yet because as soon as you get near the door, mama (or papa) takes off like lightning. I'm thinking it's some type of wren based on what I saw of the nest. Suffice it to say that we are a bit nervous about opening the front door in case the parent(s) fly right into the house!
This one is very interesting and stems back to the winter when snow covered the ground. Lucious, our dog, was very curious about that particular corner and would dig through the snow trying to get at whatever was underneath. This morning as I opened the patio door to let him in, he was sniffing and lightly digging at the leaves and I saw movement. He gingerly backed up and ran into the house. I think I'll just wait until husband or son gets home and they can check it out!
Ah, my return visitors! Last year, a pair of Robins built a nest on our bedroom windowsill. It's hard to see through the screen but I was afraid to open it. Paul never bothered getting rid of it once the family vacated last summer and I wondered if they would use it again. Well, the thrifty family is back. They simply made some modifications by plumping it up with some grasses and such and now it's ready for a new batch of little ones.
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What about the creature that lives in the first bedroom on the right? Aside from the snakes and dragons, I mean.
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