Backyard Jungle

What is Jack looking at?

Let’s look a little bit closer.

A baby bunny!  A lettuce-eater-in-training right under my lavender plant!

Make that two baby bunnies!

This nest is right under our living room window.  We can watch the babies from the comfort of our sofa.

We also have ducks.  I hate ducks.  Ducks poop a lot:  big, numerous, dirty piles of it.  There are two males and a female who have been hanging around my pool for the last week or so.

(And doesn’t that mulch look awesome??)

When we spot them, the person closest to the pool runs out and scares them away.  The kids love to do this.  Often, I am the only one home.  My strategy is to walk outside and clap my hands.  If that doesn’t work, I chase them and yell, “Scoot! Scoot!”  I’m sure it’s real entertainment for the neighbors.  Here is Jack on Duck Patrol:

Finally, the snake:

I hate snakes.  But this one’s name is Darth Snaker, and he’s been our beloved Bunny WatchSnake for 3 years running.  He’s a rubber snake, people, and I put him in with the lettuce in an effort to keep the bunnies at bay, but I am telling you, every time I go out to check my garden’s progress, I see him and jump, squeak, and nearly poop my pants until I remember it’s just Darth Snaker.

Every time.

There are also a bunch of moles running around but thankfully I have no pictures for you.

Lately we’ve been seeing a bald eagle hanging around the field behind our houses, which is very unusual and very cool!  I hope he’s keeping a sharp lookout for those creepy moles, but leaves the baby bunnies and Darth Snaker alone.

We’ve also got a monkey.

He’s curious, bouncy, loves to swing, and sometimes he smells pretty bad.