Country Livin'

So our house isn't technically "in the country" but it sure is close!  We don't have to drive 30 minutes to get to the grocery store or anything, but we are surrounded by wildlife we've not been used to.  There are coyotes and hawks in our "backyard".  We hear an owl as we fall asleep.  There are countless toads and rabbits running around and nibbling my plants and flowers.  We've had several creatures end up in our window wells!  (We really need to cover them up soon and not just say we're going to get around to it!!!)  This morning when we came downstairs to watch cartoons, I discovered a mouse in the window well!  EEEWWWW!!  These furry little creatures creep me out and I hate them!  Since being in this house, we've had some visitors.  When we bought the house there was a dead mouse in the well and that should have sent me running to a different house.  Oh well, we're here and we love our house and neighborhood, but I could really do with a few less visitors of the furry and four-legged kind!!

Three little friends in our window well!!  Ick!! 

The toads are trying to think of a way to escape!  Jump, toad, jump!!