On guard

Here I wait for the chipmunks to come out of the down spout. Here I wait for a good walk to start. Here I wait, maybe to go see my cousins again.

Here I don't wait for the sun to shine - I do that inside. It has been a deluge around here and not only does that cut into walking time, chipmunk stalking time and other play time but it's been hard on my nerves as well. I am the tiniest bit afraid of storms and it has been storming ever since my Person came back. Maybe I should connect the dots...my Person goes away and the weather is fine...she comes back and its ark time.

Wisely wanting to book passage on the ark is a new arrival in my back yard. A chunky and spotted toad has been creeping around and I would give him a good pounce but he's too slow to challenge my stalking skills. And he's too silly looking to be worried about. Plus he might be eating up some of those mosquitoes that have come along with the rains. I am giving him free passage in my domain out of respect for him as a fellow hunter. He can take care of the bugs and I'll take care of those rodents!