Rumble

Feel a low growl through the leash, too soft to hear. 

Rumble, rumble, grumble, mumble.

There's something out there. Something that causes the Border Collie concern. If you're a dog you worry about stuff.....however.....

There are fresh, new, tracks where a deer rummaged around under the bird feeders....I left an apple and some spent lettuce out there for the bunnies, but I guess there are opportunists everywhere. Then it strolled right up on the back step, and although only the crescent moon and its favorite planet are lighting the sky so far, I suspect it is out there yet.

Of more concern is whatever left the strange turtle sort of track parallel to the deer path. Possum? Skunk? Tis the season of love for the latter, which used to be a weasel, but now has its own family.

There have been several cases of rabies in nearby counties in the past week. Two raccoons, a fox, and a skunk so far. Must remember to look before I allow the leap off the porch and into the stack of new fallen snow out there.

And in other news, Meatland burned last night. We just started shopping there a few weeks ago...it is kind of out of the way for us, but we were sick of what passes for beef in the grocery stores....the service was wonderful and the pork and beef could pass for homegrown, which is the gold standard for us.

And now it is gone. So sad.