I had Kirby downstairs with me during lunch and was trying to get him to try a piece of pasta when I heard the chipmunk outside. When I looked out the window, he was actually in the bottom of the window...was after I came down that I realized I should grab the camera, but by then he'd actually left. Strange. We've had other critters look into the house, but that's the first time I've caught the chipmunk

Also from yesterday, I forgot to mention the deer I saw on the way home. It was less than two miles away from my house--down the street from Target. I know for some of you this isn't a big deal (*cough...tract housing within walking distance of a major road and shopping, well, we don't get much deer. Yes, even at the Home for Wayward Animals. I'll know they're truly wayward if I find deer in my yard

With all of the old file madness that's been going on around here recently, I decided to ask my dad about the duck. Duck, you say? Several years ago, in the spring of 2003, there was this pair of ducks...covered over the tile with wood flooring; we redid the carpet this year; and our neighbors across the street replaced their siding earlier this year. I forgot how blue the house and matching shed had been