06-25-2020, 02:25 PM
Caught them!
The back porch used to be my little haven. It is 800 square feet, screened in, and was once an oasis, even had a fountain. That was before five Huskies and a cat that thought he was a dog, took it over as their pack den.
In very little time I realized that my little tchotchkes and floor plants would need to be moved to other places to adorn. In even less time I realized that the perimeter to the outside was going to take more than screen to keep prey driven Huskies from pursuing the basilisks, gecko, iguana, rabbits and squirrels that call my homestead home.
If I wrote of every barrier and adjustments to those barriers I have had to devise, to keep those darn juggernauts of keen sense and sheer determination, from reaching their targeted prey, I would be writing for a week. Each time they find a way around the barrier, I defiantly figure out another way to spoil their escape. Of course, it is a game that repeats, as they always find another way around it.
Today I caught them! Any time they are together in a group and not acting like hellions on wheels, you can rest assured they are up to no good, so I watched them. I stayed hidden from their view, peeking through the window. I watched Maxx test the barrier. He kept looking back to see if anyone was watching. Goliath, jauntily moved him aside to see if he could squeeze around it. Jumped back when it made noise, looking up with such a look of innocence, knowing darn well he was wrong. The two girls just sat there looking at each other. I know they were laughing silently.
They didn't figure it out this time. Next time, if it is the girls, they will likely be gone. Out chasing something, and I will be out in all this darn heat chasing them. It is just a matter of time.
The back porch used to be my little haven. It is 800 square feet, screened in, and was once an oasis, even had a fountain. That was before five Huskies and a cat that thought he was a dog, took it over as their pack den.
In very little time I realized that my little tchotchkes and floor plants would need to be moved to other places to adorn. In even less time I realized that the perimeter to the outside was going to take more than screen to keep prey driven Huskies from pursuing the basilisks, gecko, iguana, rabbits and squirrels that call my homestead home.
If I wrote of every barrier and adjustments to those barriers I have had to devise, to keep those darn juggernauts of keen sense and sheer determination, from reaching their targeted prey, I would be writing for a week. Each time they find a way around the barrier, I defiantly figure out another way to spoil their escape. Of course, it is a game that repeats, as they always find another way around it.
Today I caught them! Any time they are together in a group and not acting like hellions on wheels, you can rest assured they are up to no good, so I watched them. I stayed hidden from their view, peeking through the window. I watched Maxx test the barrier. He kept looking back to see if anyone was watching. Goliath, jauntily moved him aside to see if he could squeeze around it. Jumped back when it made noise, looking up with such a look of innocence, knowing darn well he was wrong. The two girls just sat there looking at each other. I know they were laughing silently.
They didn't figure it out this time. Next time, if it is the girls, they will likely be gone. Out chasing something, and I will be out in all this darn heat chasing them. It is just a matter of time.
For every one person that read this post. About 7.99 billion have not.
Yet I still post.
