hey there everyone! remember the childhood game of duck duck goose? well we've got our own version going on here and now. but i wouldn't blame ya a bit for not wanting to join in on this one! read on...
when you live up north in the great state of minnesota you're bound to have an encounter with some of the local residents. i didn't mind last year when a gopher decided to make our lawn his home. i looked past the mounds of dirt that appeared randomly around his holes. because he was quite an artist and made for one of my favorite photo ops {below}
nor did i flinch when i spied the very hungry "birds" that had been cleaning out my bird feeders. here' s a peek @ the rare minnesota "black" bird in action with his partner in crime...mr. grey next to him in the copper pot {below}
my only message to mr black and mr "grey" is...
if you're reading a certain "of the moment" novel...the necklace i created {above} for my book worm friend will make sense to you...and if not...well...we'll just move back to the fur + feathered wild life!
now...a week ago driving home i spied a little speck of fluff running toward my car. i realized i was being chased by a baby duck. i waited thinking i'd get to admire the rest of the duck family. to which there wasn't one. i was a bit surprised to see him so far from water...we live in the country more in a wooded area. and i wasn't about to let the plethora of neighboring cats, dogs and birds of prey make a meal of this cute ball of fuzz. so i scooped him up and brought him home. i've grown quite fond of m.j. {short for michael jordan...this baby likes to jump}. so now i'm a proud mama to this little guy {below}.
and like my ma mentioned...if m.j. turns out to be a girl...i guess i will call him...i mean her...mary jane!
since i brought up birds of prey...thought i would share this one with ya. i was out @ a favorite spot...dunton locks...an area rich in wildlife just a skip or two away from town. i was clicking away on my camera when i discovered that i "captured" a pic of a bald eagle that was investigating the vicinity. can you find him {below}?
acutally the feather focus i was after initially was a mallard couple. i did manage to catch them briefly sitting still. you'll have to look hard {below} to see them!
now you've seen the duck...the duck...now i bet you're wondering when you get to see the "skunk" as my post title indicated. well let's hope that i continue to be unable to fill that request. because yesterday a brave man we enlisted did a thorough search of my cottage for past mentioned "pepe" from a previous post.
and a very not so brave beth and her hubby were nothing more of vapor trail when the great skunk hunter thought he discovered something in a den under my patio. this was what i snapped {below} just before running the other direction.
so we were skunked. to which i wasn't sure whether to be relieved or disappointed to not find the source of the lingering odor. but i will pay heed to a couple of patinaWHITE's jewelry offerings as seen {below}.
so i will "have faith" that my uninvited black & white "guest" has finally moved to a new neighborhood on the other side of town...and it's on a "wing and prayer" that the faint reminder of his past visit will vanish as well.
so if you're out in my neighborhood this sunday...i hope that you will come & visit my cottage @ the hollow. now minus the local wildlife of course! i may have to make up some more LATERS BABY necklaces in the spirit of another sort of "wild life". that creation is about as wild as i'd like things to be around here!
be sure to make it a GREAT day...
