the things you learn

by on September 8, 2008

in animals,Close to Home

I mentioned earlier that I had enjoyed watching a family of groundhogs in our neighbor’s field. When I stopped seeing them, it took me a while to figure out that they hadn’t disappeared, they were just too short to be seen once the crops started growing. (Okay, it was a d’uh moment, but sometimes there’s just not enough coffee, ya know?)

On second look, a few days later, I noticed something else:

Their coming and going had worn a bare spot in the field.

{ 6 comments }

2sweetnsaxy September 10, 2008 at 6:14 pm

I love those "duh" moments. I can't help but shake my head and laugh at my own. Thanks for your comment on my b&w's. :-)

amarkonmywall September 9, 2008 at 1:28 pm

I miss my Ann Arbor groundhogs. They used to take one bite out of every tomato. I miss my tomatoes, too.

I am so excited you are coming! How do you feel about sushi?

Wren September 9, 2008 at 7:50 am

Inner city ground hogs, Tom? The mind boggles.

Tom September 9, 2008 at 1:26 am

Very cool. We had inner city ground hogs at our old place, but none to be found in our new suburban digs, and I hadn’t thought about them until your post. Great find.

Tom

Wren September 8, 2008 at 11:44 pm

My guess is that won’t be possible until after harvest time. But we’ll see.

kjpweb September 8, 2008 at 8:12 pm

Cool! So now we will see some groundhogs antics here?
Cheers, Klaus

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