The story of Fawnzie began with a misheard conversation over a loud air conditioner. Dad and I had just returned from a walk and wanted to tell Mom and Asa about our new neighbor. However, it was difficult to hear over the drone of the AC, and Mom had the classic TV show “Happy Days” […]
Joseph Brodsky once wrote, “How delightful to find a friend in everyone.” That certainly describes Asa’s philosophy on life. Whether they have two legs or four, fuzzy or feathered, friendly or not, Asa just wants to be your friend. And animals certainly pick up on that vibe. Take for example while out for a walk […]
Asa, sit. We need to have another chat about the rules. First off, I want to thank you for no longer inviting your mice and insect friends inside to live. I really appreciate your efforts to keep them outside, even if you do forget once in awhile. However, I must ask you to stop helping […]
Our kitty cousins, Vegas and Kaz, are typical teenagers. Despite not visiting for over a year, at ages 16 and 13, they thought they were too cool to hang out with their younger cousins, namely Asa and myself. But that didn’t stop us from trying to find out where they were hiding during our visit […]
Neighborhood Patrol is a lot more than simply monitoring for mischievous chipmunks and trespassing deer. It also involves helping my neighbors. Case in point recently while out on a walk I found a Baby Robin sitting in the middle of the street. The little bird was a mix of fluffy down and adult feathers, and […]
I thought I’d take this time to give you an update on some of our previous posts. First off, I’m pleased to say Asa’s venture into becoming a building materials supplier for bird nests has been quite successful. Asa has been happily taking orders for fur, and filled the feeder up twice this spring. As […]
Well this is embarrassing. I accidentally locked myself in the living room last night while investigating a disturbance in my neighborhood. It all happened around 3:00 AM, when our local Vixen got in another fight with her mate. If you’ve never heard a female fox screaming in the night, it can be quite jarring, especially […]
About a month ago someone new moved into our neighborhood. No big deal, right? We have neighbors come and go all the time. Besides, this one seemed like a quiet fellow. Not like those nosy owls who are always asking “who?” every time I leave the house. Or the coyotes who are up all night […]
While I recuperate from my surgery, I’ve passed the time looking out my front window. Just like Jimmy Stewart’s character in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, I’ve been watching the neighbors and getting to know them better. Mr. and Mrs. Squirrel have been feeling frisky lately and chase each other around the yard all day. The […]
Recently we received a letter from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife asking if they could take a walk in our woods to count the New England Cottontail Rabbits living here. Apparently they are the only species of rabbit native to this area, but they are endangered! They prefer to live in “young […]
