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Jake and the Raccoon

Snow and Rain Showers, 35 Degrees, Cold

Sunset 7:21 

 

Jake is our neighbor's dog.  And like all good Border Collie's he obsesses - he never gives up on the task at hand. Jake can bark for hours at the rate of 75 barks a minute, we know, we've counted. When Jake barks like this he's usually has some critter up a tree. The red squirrels tease him constantly, I've heard the owls bark angrily back at him. So the other day after a good four hours of barking I ventured into the woods to see who was Jake's latest victim. Jake was sitting next to a little tree that has been stripped of it's bark from about a foot off the ground to about 5 feet up. The trunk has deep groves, that I think are from the deer rubbing their antlers. In a tall fir tree next to this tree was a raccoon that had stayed out too late and and had been caught on his way home. (Please excuse the flash)

Looking Forward.......

Blustery, Cold, 43 Degrees

Sunset 6:11

5 eggs 

Everyday there is more evidence of spring.  The trees are starting to bloom, the daffodils, crocus, and snowdrops are prolific. Our world is becoming subtly more green each day. Every morning there are more and different birds singing in cedars. Today is daylight savings and even though I'm frustrating by losing an hour I'm excited for longer day light hours. 

What I'm looking forward to the most is the end of "busy season" or "tax season".  We own an accounting firm that specializes in tax return preparation - which means we are in the office in front of a computer 10 hours a day 6 days a week.  This makes me look forward to late spring and summers all the more.  

I've struggled to keep up with blogging.  Mostly because I have a hard time sneaking away to take pictures.  So we'll see how the next month goes, with longer daylight hours it may be easier.

I saw Ghost, the coyote, yesterday loping through the garden.  He appears and then disappears in a quick flash of grey.  He was down at the neighbors hassling the chickens and teasing the dog.  I wonder if there will be pups this spring.