There’s a Cookie on My Fence

In the exciting sequel to yesterday’s post, today we have another food item littering the yard. Once again it has been carefully positioned in a precarious location. The cookie is actually quite far from the trash can. It seems that our reputation as wasters has spread to the squirrels in the trees on the other side of our house too. I find this troubling – squirrels share information? Do the different squirrel colonies actively work

There’s a Cracker on my Railing

It’s just sitting there, right outside the window and in a place where I can see it as I wash dishes. Since we don’t make a habit of leaving crackers around, it must have been one of the squirrels who put it there. There are a couple nests in nearby trees, and we have noticed that our rodent neighbors are getting rather plump and quite daring lately. You can see our grey trash barrel in

Bat Adventures: Unwelcome Guests

It’s time for our house guests to go. Not the relatives who are down for a visit, but the bats that have moved into our home. Last week was the final straw – we found evidence of them in the actual living area for the very first time. Previously, they had respected our space and kept their mess and activity confined to the attic area. We first discovered the bats a couple years after we