Late afternoon animal hijinks at the cottage.
Baby bunny was munching on the grass in the memorial garden.
I have to shoot these pictures through our windows, so they are not the best quality. But oh, is this one a cutie.
I looked up and saw Henry slowly walking towards the shed and disappearing into the entrance to his home. And then about 5 minutes later, I saw a groundhog near the garden. I don’t think it was Henry because this one didn’t look quite as big, but I can’t be sure – Henry sightings have been few and far between this summer.
Hmmm….what is he thinking, I wonder?
And he’s going in.
Which prompted an opening of the front door on my part in an attempt to dissuade him from chomping on my garden. What he loves, I think, is the crown vetch that you can see everywhere in these photos. Crown vetch can be invasive and I regularly yank it when it threatens other plants in the garden.
But it also spills over the edges of the garden. So I don’t mind him eating it as long as he doesn’t decimate it – it comes back very quickly.
Nevertheless, I’m keeping my eye on him! I could see evidence that he’d been there before.
The crown vetch is in bloom at the moment and it’s quite beautiful. Remember yesterday’s post where I said I hadn’t seen very many bumblebees? Well, I did yesterday; apparently, they love these blooms.
Don is really enjoying Instagram and is taking a lot of photos, so I gave him my old Canon to play around with. Early evening found us both outside taking pictures. He has a great eye.
Essential reading from yesterday’s New York Times. Absolutely essential.
Enjoy your weekend, my friends.
Happy Saturday.
I love your garden and wild babies. And the NYT article is spot on!
It is, isn’t it? Everything I believe and expressed beautifully.
Great bunny and groundhog shots! Those naughty groundhogs will eat all your vegetation! Last year, a groundhog that lived underneath our front porch ate all my lettuce/greens that I was growing in pots. One time, it was actually quite comical…I saw him out the front door sitting smack-dab in the middle of the big pot of greens, happily munching away like this pot o’ greens was made just for him. I went to grab my camera but he saw me and took off.
They take off very quickly if they see or sense you. Shy…but not shy at all about eating our gardens!
What fun photos! It must be enormously entertaining watching the live creature show. Thank you for the link. I saw bits of Ken Burns’ speech on the news the other day and it made me wish that intelligent, rational, thoughtful people like Mr. Burns would consider running for office.
I read the text of his speech first and then watched the whole thing. I wish he’d run for President – or at least the Senate!
Thank you for posting the article. I wish everyone in America could and would read it. I fear for our country.
I do, too, Melina. I do, too.
Henry (or his cousin) must be so fun to watch. He looks like quite the character. The crown vetch is beautiful. I don’t think we have that in our area.
I bet you do – somewhere! Our climates are similar. Or maybe not? What do I know? I got this from my friend’s garden. 5 or 6 cuttings turned into a riot of Crown Vetch. But it fills in the area under the maple tree, which can be a difficult place for a plant to thrive.
You’re right! I just looked it up, and we do have it in Colorado, though at slightly higher elevations than where I am. I’ll keep an eye out for it;)
Claudia, your garden is so full of fun furry guys!! I just started following Don on Instagram. Oh that article says EVERYTHING I believe! Went to a Flea Market today with my friend Carter and it was fun. Lots of Junk but I found a few little things. Good walking exercise at least! Hope you have a good day.
hugs,
Linda
Me too. I’m going to read it to Don when he gets home. Have a great day, Linda.
Fun photos of wildlife in your garden. Frightening article. My entire paternal family is Canadian. 1) My second cousin’s daughter visited me recently and said Canadians can’t believe what is happening to US politics and asked me if what is going on with the presumptive GOP nominee is actually going on, or if the newspapers she’s reading are providing comic relief. She was appalled when I told her, yes, many articles you have read reflect the current Presidential race. 2) She offered me refuge in Canada if the Presidential race goes completely off the rails…
My maternal family is Canadian, as well. Plus, my dad’s father was born in Canada. I wish someone would offer us refuge!
Your garden is beautiful. Where we live now we are back to bunny fever, Love it !! Better than black bear 3 time a week in our yard and driveway where we used to liv.
Cindy
We have black bears in the vicinity. In fact there’s one who frequents the area across the road from us, though I’ve never seen him here!
Loved the bunny and pics of the groundhogs! That’s probably the only animal I haven’t seen here in our marsh! Too cute! Thanks for the link to the NYT….great article! Every body should read that one! Enjoy your day! ;)
It should be required reading, for sure, Donnamae. Have a great day.
Seems that most all members of the rodent family are very cute…I love watching our bunnies here too..The groundhogs are also fun to see though they don’t come out as much as the bunnies..Your Henry is probably looking around wondering what has Claudia planted for my lunch today..lol..I guess that why they are called groundhogs…Please share some of Don’s photo’s with us sometime..I think the Times article says so well what many of us are thinking and feeling…I will be reading more of Mr Egan’s posts…
I loved that article. Groundhogs are shy, that’s for sure – they run as soon as they hear a noise. Whereas, the bunnies freeze, but stay in place until they think you’re getting too near to them.
I finally got an account in Instagram after trying a gazillion times..following you and Don..He is really good!
Yay! Enjoy, Nancy! It’s a lot of fun.
Thanks for linking the New York Times piece, Claudia. IMO, Timothy Egan has nailed the whole situation beautifully here. I also have a lot of respect for Rick Wilson, a very smart Republican strategist that he quotes here. Rick is a frequent contributor to MSNBC, which I watch much of the day, and he’s been making sense about Trump for MONTHS now.
One of the my “things” is watching Commencement addresses on YouTube each year – that alone is worth the cost of my monthly Internet bill – and I found Ken Burns’ Stanford address the day after he gave it this past week. It’s incredible, I can’t recommend it enough. And here’s a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEIFuEcjn_s
PS – I wish I could figure out how to insert a “live” link into comments.
Oh, if there’s anyone else out there who likes Commencement speeches, I highly recommend Steve Jobs, at Stanford again, in 2006, Meryl Streep at Barnard in 2010 and Conan O’Brien at Dartmouth in 2011. All are very memorable and completely worth the time to watch them. Plus Conan’s will crack you up, and we SO need that these days…
I saw Ken Burns’ address the other day, Janet. In fact, I think I saw it the same day he gave it. It’s a powerful piece of writing!
I like Rick Wilson, too. He makes sense. We’ve been watching MSNBC a bit more now that the primaries are over.
Thank you for the link to the New York Times article. It should be required reading, however, I am not sure that all of Trump’s supporters have the critical thinking skills necessary to process this information. We can only hope that some of them wake up in time, and that Hillary is elected in November.
I’m not sure they have the critical thinking skills to read The New York Times, either!
Hijinks, for sure! Wild life never ceases to entertain, that is for sure!!
Sadly, the Orange Man doesn’t understand that running for the office of President should NOT be filled with his “hijinks” and attempts at entertainment. One must assume he believes this is just a big Reality show in which he is the star……
The article is wonderful!! I still am amazed at Paul Ryan calling him a Racist, but saying he would support him…… seriously. There is much which amazes me lately. Way too much.
Of course he does. And, sadly, many of his followers think he can fix things just like that! Like they do on TV!
Happy Saturday Claudia – Your photos are so cute with all of your wild animals. LOL
Judy
Good article. Thanks for sharing. Please let the American people NOT be taken in by this fraud.
Amen, Debra!
That NYT article is a must read for everyone!
It sure is, Debbie!