Best Nature Channel Ever!
“CHIPMUNK!!“
“Where? Where?”
“There, by the BBQ – Lola’s losing her mind” Lola is at the screen door, nose pressed to the mesh, tail flicking, teetch chattering.
“There! Do you see him?”
“Where?”
“There! Now he’s by the post!”
“Where?”
“There! Now he’s by the bike tire…”
***
“BUNNY!!!!“
“Where? Where?”
“There! Half way down. Ears – twitching.”
“Where? Where? I can’t see it!”
I stand behind Rissa at the back door. Move my hands to either side of her head and direct her gaze. “It’s the little one. You have to look close.”
“I need my glasses. This right here is why I need contacts, so that I can see things right away – all the time.”
***
“GROUNDHOG!!! The groundhog is back David!”
“Where? Where?”
“There! By the fence. He’s there!”
“You’re sure it’s a groundog? Maybe it’s a gopher.”
“Nope, I googled it. Definitely a groundhog. They’re way cuter – less toothy. I will call this groundhog Chuck.”
“Chuck?”
I wait for him to get it. Two… Three… Four… “Like as in Woodchuck?”
“Yep. Also known whistle-pig, or land-beaver…”
“You’re making that up.”
“You’d think so, wouldn’t you?”
***
“MEDIUM BUNNY!!“
“Where? Where?”
“By the garden. Eating part of it.”
“You’re okay with that?”
“I am.”
***
“SQUIRREL!!“
Silence.
“SQUIRREL!!”
Continued Silence
“Guys! Seriously. There’s this black squirrel with a completely brown tail out there! I’m not making this shit up!”
“Where? Where?”
***
“Happy we moved?” whispers David.
We’re standing by the back door – he has his arms around me.
I whisper back. “Yes.”
“You don’t miss the other house?”
“Not really.”
“The other yard?”
I look back at him with incredulity. Raise my eyebrows. “Dude, there’s a bunny, RIGHT there.”
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| Approximate represenation of the woodland creatures found in our backyard. I never remember to take pictures. |
