THEY'RE BAACCCKKKK!!!

     Have I mentioned we live in the country?  Now we don't live on acerage, like Carin and Rusty, but we are out of any city limits, and we do experience God's greatest creatures all around us ... snakes (haven't seen one in a while, only dead ... the best kind), fox, precious deer, numerous birds and then, the skunks!  Ahh yes, the skunks, we had a Momma deliver six babies under Don's newly installed Tuff Shed last June.  They were so cute, and just like clockwork, as soon as the sun set each evening they appeared ... following Momma on their evening adventures!  Well, once they were weaned, I guess, we never asked, they seemed to disappear!  WHEW!
    And then this morning arrived, at about 6:15am, heard one of our neighbor cats screeching ... they too enjoy our backyard because I feed all the birds, so they spend time near the birdfeeder and under our deck in the hopes of catching a meal!  However, I spend some time opening the door and scooting them on their way, until they decide I'm too busy to notice they're back in the yard.  Okay, the screeching was early and we never did see anything.  Must have been a territorial standoff ... little did we know!
    Breakfast eaten and then it was on to Curves, starting the week right.  Came home at about 8:15am and Rascal is having a fit barking out the back door ... and then we saw it!  He/She's baacckkk ... yep, a bit late as they're noctural animals (tell them that), casually walking to the Tuff Shed.  First mistake, we didn't have a slab poured for the shed, won't ever make that mistake again.  Ms. Skunk is looking for a way back under, but the usual passage taken last year was blocked by the lawnmower, hearing Rascal's bark she was concerned.  Wandered quickly to the backside and then out from the opposite side of the shed ... Rascal's making a large commotion and the next thing we know the skunk is headed for the deck!  NO, NO ... decides not to go under, SO, yup you guessed it, with tail up and spread she comes around toward the back wall of the house, walks right past the door, Rascal by this time is absolutely crazy!  I'm talking to Carin on the phone and she's screaming, get Rascal away from the door so the skunk won't spray the door ... didn't think of that one!  So there she goes, to the backside of the shed and she disappeared somewhere in Don's lumber stack!
    You just had to be there!  It was a hoot, but now we know they're back and I imagine if Chuck (next door neighbor) sees her in the dark of the night in his yard, he'll shoot her.  And that's okay, the downside to that, there's many, many more out there and they too will probably find there way to our Tuff Shed!
    Now, I mentioned deer, several weeks ago we had about six in the backyard one Sunday night.  Well hadn't seen them since that time, and Don needed to take my camera to a job site ... yep, you guessed it again.  Just about ready to leave for errands and look out our bedroom window to see four beautiful creatures in the field behind our house.  I run to get my camera, and then remember ... it's not here!  A missed Kodak moment, but the good news, they'll be baaaccckkkk as well!
   Take care my friends, watch for God's precious creatures, and until next time ....