The fox crossed my path as I was walking Dolly. The poor thing looked at Dolly's size and just about jumped out of its skin. It ran off pretty quickly. Dolly struggled to run after it but I wouldn't let her. Dolly probably thought it was another dog that she could play with.
The fox probably answers the question about where all the rabbits went. Most mornings Pamela and I would see about five to six bunnies on our drive through the neighborhood. Between the fox and kids playing with BB guns however I have not seen a bunny in awhile.
Last night Dolly frightened a wild animal that I could have gone without meeting. Curtis was sitting on my shoulders, Dolly was tugging at the leash as we walked for a bit. I saw movement and glanced over to see a skunk scurry into a ditch for safety. It pointed itself directly at the three of us and was ready to fire. Dolly wanted to run and play with the skunk so badly! I struggled to pull the dog away while keeping Curtis safe. Skunk spray can go pretty high, had I not been able to keep Dolly away from the animal, all three of us would have probably come home smelly. Luckily I pulled her away from the skunk and kept all of us away from the critter.
Apparently we aren't the only family that thinks our house is a great find. These two moved in shortly after we did. I was going to destroy the nest before they would have a chance to lay eggs but Pamela asked me to leave it be. They have left us alone and we have left them alone, they live by our front door and eat insects. I just hope nothing changes when the baby birds arrive.
Oh the adventures and almost misadventures of living in the country! We've learned that deer are harder to see here. We are used to white tailed deer, but here they have black tails. I almost hit one the other week, we were blessed that the car missed it.
Animals certainly make things more interesting!
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