I was reading a post by my friend, Gary, talking about living outside of the city limits and it took me back to living in the country. In his post he made a comment, “We have to be sure to always get our cats in before dark”, and this is truth. My daughter and I learned the hard way that in the country, scary things happen after dark.
My home is close enough to town where the night creatures are less, but we still have them. My neighbor across the street has tried having chickens three times, but no matter what she does to secure the coop, something gets in, until one morning you step outside and realize there’s no chicken clucking sounds. I’ve thought many times about having chickens again, but I just can’t put their lives in jeopardy for eggs.
It’s never good to arrive home and see a trail feathers.
The night creatures I contend with are skunks, opossum and racoons and as long as you leave them alone, they’ll leave you alone, but we don’t sit outside at night.
I repotted the Oakleaf Hydrangea trees and did some research on them. These trees taught me so much over the summer and mainly that they aren’t happy with too much sun. The lightweight pots I placed them in match the front of the house, so I sat one on each side of the porch landing, in the dirt, thinking I would eventually plant them there. It wasn’t long before God began reminding me of what I learned this summer by saying. “That’s too much sun there.”
So, I placed a tree on each side of the front door where they could lean against the house for support and they’re happy.
Some people go to extreme measures to battle the night creatures in hopes of keeping them away from their home. The animals were here long before I arrived, so we tolerate one another’s presence. Sometimes, I open the backdoor in the morning and can smell a skunk leaving the yard. I look at Denver dog to confirm, “This is why we don’t go outside at night.” We’re content to let the night belong to the night creatures.
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