Pat the Bunny

A few weeks ago, this guy was in my backyard. You can tell it's May because of the beautiful purple and white wildflowers that bloom around my house during that month.

More recently, I've seen two or three munching on the lawn at one time. This pair didn't seem to care that I was walking through their breakfast spot and just kept eating the grass as I passed them.

Up a Tree

This squirrel cracked me up the other day since he was running all around with an apple in his mouth. He ran up the tree in my front yard and then part of the way down. He was posed long enough for me to find my camera, turn it on and snap a few shots. Eventually, he ran down and onto the street and sidewalks. Lucky for me, he didn't try to get into my house.

Critter Control

A few weeks ago I had a wasp in my house. I killed the poor bastard and felt bad about it. Then, last week I saw this: That's the light on my front porch with a wasp nest very close to it. It's gone now, and I feel bad about killing the bugs that called it home.

I don't have a picture of it, but I also had to knock down a robin's nest that was built over the motion sensor light on my garage. The leaves or whatever the bird used to build it kept blowing in front of the sensor and turning on the light. I hope it built another nest somewhere safe.

What is THIS?

About an hour ago I noticed this weird bug on window. Is this a cicada?


Here's a close up from inside the house with a AA battery for size reference.

It took off with a loud click. I hope it stays gone because it grossed me out. Why do animals like my house?

Thanks Easter Bunny!

I love coming home at 11:30pm after a day spent eating too much sugar* to find a foot(?) of snow surrounding my house. I shoveled enough to get my car in the driveway and a path to my front door (pictured). The freezing rain/snow falling on me as I worked was annoying yet refreshing.

*Here are the sweets I ate today: Hot Cross Muffins, Carrot Cake (both baked my me!), Capirotada, Cheesecake and some candy from my Easter Basket.

Fireplace

Ooh look, a fire! I love coffee.

Top of the World, Ma!

This squirrel thought it would be cool to run around inside the walls of my house. Yesterday, it got trapped and "relocated" for its actions. The guy who "took care" of it promised to do the same thing to any of its furry little friends.

Let's hope the other one that got caught today is its only friend in the world.