I was perplexed, though, when I saw this:
It wasn't a footprint, but a raised area, presumably a burrow. And they were all over the front yard:
A little research with Professor Google suggested that it might have been a shrew tunneling through the snow. I've never seen a shrew in our yard, thank heavens, but it wouldn't surprise me.In other news, the Iowa Caucus is over and all of the presidential candidates have left our fair state. We no longer get relentless phone calls or stacks of promotional mail from Hillary and Mitt and Barak and Rudy. (As a politically diverse household, we get pitches from EVERYONE.) In fact, the day after the caucus, we got NO mail and NO phone calls. It was better than Christmas.
Also, as soon as they left, the weather warmed up and the snow started melting. Seriously.
Look at this sweet face. Is this the face of a kitty who would eat the new growth on the dracaena I have been trying to resuscitate?
Why yes, yes it is.
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i have to admit, it's kinda nice having our primary so late in the voting season (although the democrats are havinga caucus in feb this year, and i'm so confused!), we don't get barraged by the presidential candidates like you do. it's pretty much a done deal by the time ours comes around.
as for the cat? yes it does look like a plant-muncher. i can't keep houseplants because jimi eats them. i even have trouble with flowers, for hte same reason. i have to keep them on the microwave counter, where he has no room to jump up, which can be awkward because then i have to move them to use the microwave. darn cat. (he eats socks, too, if you're not careful!)
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