Creatures in the Backyard

I've been missing Bob Kat and my Javelinas from Arizona.  There's lots of dogs around here in Clayton, but sometimes its fun to hang out with animals of different stripes , you know what I mean?  I like to broaden my horizons when I can.   

And last week I had some opportunity.  You see, we have a little back yard in our Clayton condo.  It's not as big as Arizona, but it's nice enough.  I sometimes just go out and veg. (Mom would like me to use the Doggie Door, but that's a whole 'nother chapter and I'm not going to get into it tonight.  Suffice it to say, I don't much like the Doggie Door.)

But anyway,  mom was just getting ready to let me out in the morning, and she stopped.  "Look, Guinness,"  she said, I think one of your friends may have followed you here from Arizona."  And there outside, was my Bunny Rabbit!  I think it was my Bunny Rabbit.  He seemed a little smaller than I remembered.

                                     

 I tried to get a better look from every window I could. 

 Mom said I was being silly, I should just go out the Doggie Door.  Why wouldn't she let me out to see my friend?  He was just wriggling his cute little nose at me!

Finally, he snuck under the wood pile.  I think he has a home there.  I hope I see him again.

And tonight we met another creature in the back yard.  Well, I didn't exactly meet him, but I watched Mom meet him and she told me about him.  She went out to light up the gas grill.  I went with her.  Suddenly she just dropped the cover like she saw a ghost in there.  I looked at her to see if she was OK.  She said, "there's a mouse in the grill, I think I'll go cook in the broiler."  A MOUSE in our grill!  How did it get there?  Did it crawl up the legs?  I wondered why she didn't just light the grill anyway, but she said it was a really cute mouse and she couldn't hurt it.  Maybe it lives with Bunny Rabbit in the woodpile.  I hope so.  I want to meet him sometime.

Well, other than a dumb squirrel who keeps running up our tree, I don't think anything else lives in our back yard.  I guess if I used the Doggie Door I could maybe see play with my new friends.  But I won't do it!  It's a stupid door.  Maybe I'll tell you about it next time.

Meanwhile, I hope you have as interesting friends as I do.

Love, 

G.