Today was bring out the babies day.This morning mama skunk brought the triplets up for a visit. We've had a few glances of them in the evenings when the light is too poor for a photo. Today they were scampering in and out at the edge of the woods.
Kevin wasn't too sure about getting close but I convinced him of their poor eyesight and he was willing to sit hillside and watch their antics.
Hope I'm right about that eyesight thing.
One of the does brought a fawn up this afternoon. I love the spots! Mother groundhog had her kids out too. And the baby raccoons put in a brief appearance very early today.
Kevin and I sat out back tonight for the second show. Six skunks, 2 does, one lumbering raccoon, a hawk who did his best to have a young rabbit for supper and a multitude of hummingbirds at the feeder. Plus the "fireworks" display of thousands of fireflies in the meadow.
The activity in the woods is an affirmation of life. Beginnings and endings (sometimes the hawk has better aim), new life that bursts out of the darkness of the trees with boundless curiosity and older life that moves with the caution of experience.
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