Space, Fred and Barry

First, we watched the space launch. It takes a village. 

Here on Earth, close to home, I am happy seeing miniFred. At least I think it is the young one. Hard to tell! She is hypervigilant.

She climbs on the rock and looks around.

I explored, and she's been working on her entrance/exit, 

and reopened the one at the back of the shed.

The critters work hard to find food and live a good life. This is Barry Beaver's work. I was fascinated, since the sap is dripping. Barry is still frozen in the wetland in his dam.

Cinnamon snuggled in the cat house.

These temperature fluctuations are awful! March 30 vs. March 31...

The daffodils are arising from slumber in the back yard. There is hope.

Fred's Frolics

 Fred and miniFred have been out and about. I was happy to see them both at the same time, July 10th after a popcorn storm popped on by!

Fredlet is growing! 

Those claws are made for digging.

I've been watching something going on in the shed. This is Fred's first wood shed burrow entrance/exit! Since the coyote snapped up two of her kits📹 and the fox came by , I've noticed the wood, in the upper left corner, falling out the back of the shed. That opened it up to predators slipping in silently. That's my thinking.

A couple of times I noticed the tarp covering up one of the burrow exit/entrances in the wood shed. This was the first time, June 29th. It had been moved and shoved into the hole. 

The first time I pulled it out. Next time, she'd done it again. Not an accident. Noticing the tarp was stuck on the left, I released it.

She tucked it in!

And she pulled it in some more!

It took all my effort to pull it out, it was really stuck. Rather than have her ruin it, I covered up the hole and put the big container on top.

It is dark and buggy in the shed. There was a dock spider, too!

This is Fredlet, and we had a conversation!

I went around to the side of the house to grab the hose to fill the water fountain. 

Apparently, there is another burrow...

She is determined! I stuck a log in it.

This is Fred's burrow #7. It goes to the right, beside the cement block foundation. She is persistent. I've filled in #1, under the propane tanks, and #6 out front. How many holes do the two of them need?!