Nature, Up Close
This morning while I was pinching off the dead leaves and flowers from the African violets, I saw a groundhog come down my stone path and sniff around. It started to come up onto the porch but then changed its mind and went around the porch steps and then under the porch.
Later today, my back door neighbor told me that there is a groundhog that lives across the street but has started visiting her place. They didn't want it at their place so they had been chasing it with a squirt bottle. I suppose it's the same one.
You can't say a groundhog is really beautiful but it has its own kind of attraction. It's neat to see wildlife up close and natural but it's not much fun when they destroy plants or make holes in fields and cause farmers problems.
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NJ
at 9/26/2005 9:37:09 PM- Dawn, I use a small squirt bottle with water and vinegar to try to tame Rusty when people ring the doorbell. He gets so excited it's hard for me to answer the door. It's so much easier if I notice people coming to the door can greet them with him in tow without them ringing the doorbell. Who would have thought of trying to chase a groundhog with a squirt bottle!
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It would be neat to see one up close. For me, I live in Missouri.. and I would never see a groundhog. But, they do pose problems. I had to chuckle about the squirt bottle.
I hope you have a great Tuesday !! :)