I think my evil plan to attract wildlife is working…too well!  It seems our house has become a wayward pets shelter.

Skunkbunny and wild relations lounging companionably outside the shed or carport is strange enough.  Last night I looked out the front door and did a double take.  At first glance I thought Skunkbunny had made a new cat friend!?  Two stray cats, one black and white, one gray and white, were parked next to each other on the front porch!  They just looked at us.  I guess they were sheltering from the rain (and the fish scraps I left outside probably didn’t hurt.)

This morning, sure enough, there was Skunkbunny following a wild rabbit around near the carport, probably taking culinary lessons.  What a poser!  Then s/he returned to under the car, where it was dry.  It seems s/he lives here now.  The other rabbits must think s/he’s a freak.

In the more natural world, here’s sunrise after all the rain.  I could almost make out the mountains far in the distance, too far to get a good shot.  Speaking of which, my son was saying goodbye to his foothills home for the last time this past weekend.  (He returned to take care of some last minute business.)  Because of COVID, I never got to say my last farewells myself.  Many bittersweet, momentous changes took place in that house over the years.  Soon, the same will be true of ours.