Another Unexpected Visitor

Just sharing a nice glass of wine on the front porch with my Arranger when we were visited by this cuddly little critter…about four inches long.

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I suspect it was checking out “the good life” in suburbia for the first time.

Beware of hungry hawks in the neighborhood!

 

About johnvic8

John Viccellio retired after 24 years in the U. S. Navy and began to dig into gardening when he could finally land in one place. He completed the Master Gardener course in 1992 and has since designed and constructed two of his own gardens. He wrote a monthly garden column for ten years and was a regular contributor to Carolina Gardener magazine. John published his first book, Guess What's in My Garden!, in 2014. He lives in a retirement community in Matthews, NC.
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20 Responses to Another Unexpected Visitor

  1. anglogermantranslations says:

    Only four inches? The little fellow looks much bigger. 🙂

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  2. so cute. If only they didn’t like our vegetables so much….

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  3. And snakes! Believe it or not, I saw a rat snake eat a full size squirrel last week. I might have to share photos on the blog sometime.

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  4. Amy says:

    How cute! What a lovely capture!

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  5. cosistories says:

    Aww, I just want to pick it up and put it somewhere safe.

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  6. Sure, they look cute. Just wait until they eat your phlox or girdle you apple tree.

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  7. Cathy says:

    The sweetest little thing, John. (But I hope you don’t have lettuce planted!)

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