Look how big this skunk is! And so shiny. If you didn’t know better you’d want to pet it.
For the night of July 4 we had the house closed up to deal with the noise. The city has banned fireworks for several years now and there was an aggressive public communication campaign that said there would be zero tolerance for fireworks in the city limits.
I heard a couple pops and fizzles and you could hear fireworks in the distance but it was decently quiet night.
I woke up very early to the smell of skunk. In my half-sleep I thought that it was weird I could smell skunk. Then I heard Bob bumping around and I thought maybe I was smelling coffee.
Sure, why not?
When we got up the skunk smell was strong in the shop and out in the backyard.
The camera batteries were dying so I didn’t get any clips but I’m going to guess the jerk raccoons harassed the skunk and it cut loose on them.
The smell was gone by afternoon.
The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is go to the kitchen window and see if there are any critters out there. Generally no but if I do see something, it’s usually a bunny and bunny is my favorite.
This morning I looked out and guess who was out there? The deer! Eating my strawberries!
It looked up when I said, “Hey! Get out of my yard!” from the window and then stood there. I dashed to the backdoor but by the time I opened it the deer vanished. I’m not sure where it went but I’m guessing into the yard next door. We have a low fence between our backyards and then have a low gate out of their backyard to the street.
That is the 8th visit I’ve documented since April 8. 🙁
