We have three resident black bears; Diesel, Bosco and Boo-Boo. Diesel is about the size of a Volkswagen and we can almost hear the ground shake when he saunters down the drive on his way over to our neighbor's apricot tree. Other than that, it's mostly does and a couple of fawns in the springtime and sometimes a handsome young buck. No elk at our place, but occasionally a small herd in the valley. We also have about 3 dozen wild turkeys who think they own the place. Sometimes have to nudge them aside to get down the deck stairs. Got a blue heron we call Ichabod who fishes in the creek. Some juvenile delinquent raccoons and, when we had dogs, porcupines and skunks.
It's true, I had a Dobie who wasn't clipped and he looked and acted like Pluto and was the skunk & porcupine magnet. My wife had a fully dressed out female who was the canine equivalent of Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffanys". When they passed, it's been only cats and we prefer it that way: they're clean, they purr, they're cuddle muffins and very low maintenance.
Beautiful Nealstar. I’m sure you see some big wildlife walking through that valley???!!!!
We have three resident black bears; Diesel, Bosco and Boo-Boo. Diesel is about the size of a Volkswagen and we can almost hear the ground shake when he saunters down the drive on his way over to our neighbor's apricot tree. Other than that, it's mostly does and a couple of fawns in the springtime and sometimes a handsome young buck. No elk at our place, but occasionally a small herd in the valley. We also have about 3 dozen wild turkeys who think they own the place. Sometimes have to nudge them aside to get down the deck stairs. Got a blue heron we call Ichabod who fishes in the creek. Some juvenile delinquent raccoons and, when we had dogs, porcupines and skunks.
ha! ". . . and when we had dogs. . .|"
great words.
It's true, I had a Dobie who wasn't clipped and he looked and acted like Pluto and was the skunk & porcupine magnet. My wife had a fully dressed out female who was the canine equivalent of Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffanys". When they passed, it's been only cats and we prefer it that way: they're clean, they purr, they're cuddle muffins and very low maintenance.
Funny, we also no longer have a dog. Loved em, but cats we found are easier to manage. So, missy-hissy(female) and buddy boy camp out here. . .
Weird though: She has a bad attitude sometimes, he(runt) is a lover not a fighter.
There's a guy on Substack -- "Bad Cattitude" I think of her every time I see his moniker.