Follow Me Daddy

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During one of our morning walks, my daughter Michaiah took the lead.

Tree along Pond Bank

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Hungry Marmot

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First the cat woke me up at 4am., fed her and let her outside. Then Jo woke up at 7am., and wanted to eat Halloween candy. Then I looked out the back window and saw the Marmot waiting for me at his usual spot. So, at 7:15 this morning I fed him a pear, (I got scolded by my wife later because I gave it a "good pear", the bad pears were in the drawer), then some Chex cereal, then some Puffin cereal, and finally an apple. He's gotta fatten up for hibernation I guess.

Meadow Vole!

What fun. Normally our cat Cricket will bring me a bird or a mouse. Most of the time the animals are not hurt. Today, my sister in-law was over and I heard her yelling ," that stupid mouse bit me." Right then Cricket ran past me with the Vole in paw giving chase. I caught it with a net and photographed it in my downstairs bathroom that has brightly painted walls. Then after I let it go, I photographed again. I have never seen a live Vole before. So I enjoyed it.

Winding Road

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Pond

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I'll be posting a few pics that never got around to being painted.

Michaiah at the Botanical Gardens