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Backyard Visitors |
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Visitors that often show up in our backyard look similar to these two.
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| Last fall was
the first time they were seen playing in our backyard. There were just two
of them on that occasion, but now there are three. My husband was the
first to see them as he stood very quietly in the shadows of an evergreen
tree that grows next to our deck at the back of the house. They had no
idea they were being watched, or they would have fled. Just the other
night, they showed up again, this time with a third one joined in the fun.
When they come into our backyard, they have a game they play. The idea
seems to be that one runs toward other one at full speed just to see how
high the one sitting still can jump just before a possible crash of those
two bodies. This games goes on for quite some time, and it’s hilarious to
watch. They take turns being the one who runs and the one who sits still.
But you sure can’t laugh out loud while you watch this game being played.
If they have any idea they’re being watched, the fun is all over. They
disappear to who knows where. I got very excited when I realized there was
even one of them in our backyard. There’s just no way to know for sure,
but I want to be believe so badly that one of them might be the one I
spent a lot of time last summer observing on the other side of the street.
In fact, I wrote a story telling all about that one. Just maybe, the one
in my story about didn’t go too far away, and was successful in finding
another one of his kind to spend out his days with, and the third one ....
could it be they’ve started a family??? I’ll never know for sure, but I’ve
always had an overactive imagination, so I chose to believe that’s the way
it is. If the games continue, and the family stays nearby, who knows how
many participants we’ll have in our backyard before the summer is over.
But you sure won’t hear me complaining about having backyard visitors.
I’ll just be happy to believe that my old friend Benjamin Bunny is safe
and happy after all, and that he has a family as well!
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