I know better than to fall in love with someone near the bottom of the food chain, but I did it anyway. Monday morning I let the geese out and there was the pitter patter of four little pairs of feet behind me. I turned around and counted... one ...two...three... four ???? Where's #5!!
That damned bobcat had come into my barn and stolen Haiku! The cat climbed over a 6' tall chain link fence that was under a porch to come into an enclosed barn and grab little Haiku. Two little downy feathers were found in the pasture. That's it. No evidence the bobcat was even in there except that the rest of the babies are traumatized. I immediately moved their 6' tall dog kennel and set it up outside my bedroom window. My own dogs should be able to patrol that area and if the cat comes that close to the house, I'll know it.
I'm about to run electric wire across the top of all my fences. I'm also planning on letting my dogs patrol the fence along the canal more frequently.
Poor little Haiku. She was the one who was always tugging on my pants leg and untying my shoestrings. Now drastic measures must be taken to protect the rest of the Gang.
That damned bobcat had come into my barn and stolen Haiku! The cat climbed over a 6' tall chain link fence that was under a porch to come into an enclosed barn and grab little Haiku. Two little downy feathers were found in the pasture. That's it. No evidence the bobcat was even in there except that the rest of the babies are traumatized. I immediately moved their 6' tall dog kennel and set it up outside my bedroom window. My own dogs should be able to patrol that area and if the cat comes that close to the house, I'll know it.
I'm about to run electric wire across the top of all my fences. I'm also planning on letting my dogs patrol the fence along the canal more frequently.
Poor little Haiku. She was the one who was always tugging on my pants leg and untying my shoestrings. Now drastic measures must be taken to protect the rest of the Gang.
Bling is simply beside herself with delight. Christmas came early this year. To protect the Apple Dumpling Gang from the Boogey Beast Bobcat I have peeked back down the Evolutionary Ladder and taken some hints from the Caveman. When you've got a saber-tooth tiger in the neighborhood, it's time to stoke the fire!
And stoke the fire, I did! The kids have Christmas Lights! By the time I got their new living arrangements set up, it was dark. As I draped lights around their dog kennel, the geese chattered and generally made a point of calling every predator in Brazoria County - until I plugged in the cord. There was silence. They stared at their new Christmas lights in awe, like pilgrims in a stained glass cathedral. Bling stood with her little mouth slack, delirious at so much sparkle, so much BLING! The Apple Dumpling Gang watched in silence, colors dancing in their beady little eyes. Chevy Chase, look out! They had become Griswalds
And stoke the fire, I did! The kids have Christmas Lights! By the time I got their new living arrangements set up, it was dark. As I draped lights around their dog kennel, the geese chattered and generally made a point of calling every predator in Brazoria County - until I plugged in the cord. There was silence. They stared at their new Christmas lights in awe, like pilgrims in a stained glass cathedral. Bling stood with her little mouth slack, delirious at so much sparkle, so much BLING! The Apple Dumpling Gang watched in silence, colors dancing in their beady little eyes. Chevy Chase, look out! They had become Griswalds
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