Because of Broken Ankle, the dogs getting let out the front door more often than the back door, an unusual amount of rain this summer, the usual amount of humidity, the lack of lawn care due to lawn guy getting fired for running over the light and generally making a mess of the yard, and my inability to do anything yard related, this guy has moved in to the patio wall. Though we delight in yelling “Beaver” every time we see him, this is not a Beaver. This is a Woodchuck or Groundhog. (For size reference, that's Pepper the Wannabe Cat's chewed up frisbee bottom left.)
Right now Mr. Woodchuck is cute and shy and runs every time he sees our shadows watching him from the den window but one day soon, the dogs will find him and the digging will begin. And when the digging begins, the yelling starts and when the yelling starts the neighbors will hate us. Not to mention our wallets can't handle any encounter our dumbass dogs are likely to have with Mr. Woodchuck. Especially since we know dogs will not win. So, as entertaining as we find our shouts of “Beaver!” Mr. Woodchuck’s eviction notice will have to be served. Since I am still incapacitated, I nominate Husband to do the evicting. He did such a nice job with the 5ft Rat Snake last summer. I’ll stand by with one hand on the video record button and the other on 911. Either way it goes, it’s sure to be a story worth telling – especially if any or all of us end up in the ER again. Until that day, we will continue to entertain ourselves by yelling; “BEAVER!” at the top of our lungs and then watching the dogs go mental and Mr. Woodchuck scurry away. We’re really just children in overgrown bodies…
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Gramps
8/22/2016 10:54:06 am
...or perhaps you're prematurely senile? Hard to distinguish at times.
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ej
9/13/2016 01:28:57 pm
um... your point?
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Karen Walsh
8/23/2016 03:19:42 am
LOL - as one of your southern hemisphere fans .... groundhogs are much smaller than beavers????? Also, our groundhog reference is the movie .... *sigh* rolling around with laughter .... need lots and lots of laughter at the moment so please forgive ...
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ej
9/13/2016 01:26:27 pm
Sorry - dropped off the internet there for a bit. Groundhogs are smaller than beavers but the major difference that I know is their tails - beavers are flatish and hairless. And, of course, have the awesomely inappropriate name, BEAVER!!!
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