Our man-made pond and waterfall attracts a lot of birds and wildlife, in spite of the tall privacy fence. Somehow, little four-legged critters find their way into the yard and raise families. They have refuge under the deck. Heaven only knows what we'll find if and when we ever lift the deck boards. For the past couple of years we've had several families of rabbits, red squirrels, a raccoon, and once I saw a fox running outside along the fence. We've also seen herons flying by and red-tailed hawks circling overhead, so that took care of the rabbits and squirrels. There are deer, but fortunately they cannot get into the backyard. Diana, the oldest daughter, calls our little sanctuary the backyard Discovery Channel.
A few days ago, and again today, DP saw his first wild beaver. He (DP not the beaver) was so excited and I was excited for him. The bodacious rodent was sprawled out on our little bridge in the yard, relaxing and sunning itself. DP and I sat in the window for awhile watching birds washing in the waterfall and dragonflies darting in and out among the cattails and waterlilies. He likes to guess the names of the birds. We finally went outside to chase the beaver away. I stood on the edge of the deck and the beaver just lay there. I finally started yelling and clapping my hands, believing the intruder would escape through an opening along the fence. Instead, it jumped, turned, ran toward us to dash under the deck. I jumped and DP made a mad dash for the house. Mind you, DP had suggested we let Zoe (the Shitzu) give chase. Yeah, right. Zoe just stood in the doorway barking. So much for the watchful hound!!
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