Yard, Gardens, Birds and Critters

  The Streak of Brown By Mary J Williams © I am out watering Haven’t had much rain Don’t want my gardening To be done in vain! I watered the transplants I did the other day! They are looking good Nothing more to say A lilac in the front I had to severely trim Hoping the water Will revive ‘Miss Kim’ I moved over under the Pin Oaks Where Hosta and Wild Ginger grow I caught a steak of brown running by What was that? I don’t know! I kept watering Even had to sit down Watering across the drive So, Chloe’s plants won’t brown. Where Hosta and Painter’s Palette are Another brown streak came running out This time I saw him, he stopped I know what he is about Maybe finding something to eat Maybe taking a snooze The water was just too much So, the Chipmunk decided to move I talked to him a minute But he had nothing to say When I turned my head The Chipmunk simply ran away!

 There was a squirrel on the deck and Lacy finally spotted it. The squirrel ran towards the roof, but I was standing there and let out a loud "ARRGH"! LOL! Needless to say, the squirrel made a U turn and ran for the banister of the steps. Lacy is fast but not that fast and the Squirrel made it to the back fence ran along it for a bit, got down on the ground, ran to the shed, up and over the top, to disappear in the trees behind!  I kept telling Lacy there was a squirrel in the flat bird feeder, but she ignored me. She did, however walk down that way and the squirrel took off!  Watching him run across the top of the fence, jumping to the crabapple tree, moving from there to a good position. I am on the deck saying, "You can't jump from there, (just as the squirrel did just that), OH, I guess you can!"  Now squirrel is in the neighbor's young maple tree. Goes up, moves over a branch, goes up, comes back down then over and jumps to the large maple tree! I see a