Tag Archives: rabbits

Backyard Diptych Mysteries

Posted on March 31, 2023 by maryannniemczura

Mystery 1 A spry young squirrel clambered up the stairs to the neighbor’s deck. Try as I might, it scurried out of sight.  I wondered if it exited? Or did it find a hideout under the tarp covering the chairs? … Continue reading →

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Bemused and Befuddled

Posted on September 23, 2022 by maryannniemczura

Preoccupied, I meandered the gardens. Whoa!  Watch my step!  Soundlessly, the garden snake slithered from side to side. Another surprise awaited in a flowerpot and startled me.  A leopard minding its own business and napping.  Lots of squirrels out and … Continue reading →

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Far From the Hullabaloo

Posted on June 10, 2022 by maryannniemczura

Stop the feud!  Time to get along! The English sparrows have sparred for days over whose bird house is theirs.  A big fat sparrow clung to a stick which came from inside the house.  He tried to lay claim. The … Continue reading →

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A Neighborhood Stroll

Posted on July 10, 2020 by maryannniemczura

  Neighbors stroll by as they walk their dogs: all sizes, colors and shapes. Not as often we observe a cat on a leash. Sitting in his favorite front porch rocking chair, my husband muses that we have our own … Continue reading →

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What’s Out Your Window?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by maryannniemczura

Oh dear, oh my! Look out the window! A visitor I spy! Tricks to my eye? Oh dear, oh my! It’s just too funny! We have company! Out the window -ho, ho! Oh dear, oh my! The dogs skitter at … Continue reading →

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Mr. Rabbit Pays a Visit

Posted on June 28, 2019 by maryannniemczura

  In the garden corner, perches on hind legs; unmoving, watchful – what a find! Husband on front porch, phone now inclined, quietly takes photo unassigned. Poised to hop at slightest noise or movement; proves it can be sly; rabbit … Continue reading →

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Witty Winter

Posted on February 10, 2017 by maryannniemczura

  Bring It On! Out the window I observe large white snowflakes cascading silently, covering the lawn. A vast white blanket. Early visitors scurried through our yard leaving tracks: rabbits. Where do they winter over I muse? Under a neighbor’s … Continue reading →

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A Surprise Visitor

Posted on September 12, 2015 by maryannniemczura

We had a surprise visit from a leopard the other day. Actually a leopard frog. He sat cozily in a flower pot out front and didn’t mind my photo-taking. My husband noticed this visitor who blended right in its surroundings. … Continue reading →

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