This is the house that Ground Hog built

Mr. Ground Hog has made a nice home for himself in our back yard. We try to visit him every day, but when he is outside when we approach he runs for his door. When we come knocking, he never answers. Molly has tried to fit herself into his door, but hasn't gotten all the way in yet. So instead she drops her tennis balls into his home. Not sure what her thinking is - maybe she thinks he'll come out to give them back to her.

This is Ground Hogs back door. I know for a fact that there are 2 tennis balls down it, but I suspect there are many more.

This is a newly excavated front door. Two tennis balsl have been dropped down it so far.

I wonder what Mr. Ground Hog thinks when the tennis balls come plopping down on his head. Like Chicken Little does he think the sky is falling? Does he think they are gifts from heaven and use them to decorate his home? Or does he know that Molly is the source, and think she is trying to knock him out so she can come into his home and steal his stuff?!

With groundhog excavating under it, some day this tree is going to fall. I would like to be there, because I can just imagine the tennis balls go flying when it does

It fascinates me when the moon can be seen in the daylight. It looks so close that we should be able to ride up and visit. We had visitors here the night before I took this picture. Chet had taken Molly out for a walk. Just a few moments after he left, he called me and told me to come out, but be very quiet. There were 8 deer in the back - does and fawns. We watched them for about 5 minutes, just grazing. Occasionally they would look up at us. Chet & Molly continued their walk, carefully skirting around the side of the yard. You could see the deer pick up their heads in a more alert stance. One of the does finally decided that they had gotten too close and started to run - the rest followed. It was a sight to see them all run off. Of course, I didn't have my camera with me, but I will try to catch them next time.

Bob and Nancy have been teaching 6th grade CCD for approximately 14 years - they had David in their second year. (for those of you who don't know, that's Catholic Sunday School.) Bob couldn't do it the first half of this year, so Nancy asked if I would help her out. Feeling totally out of my element, I agreed. Well, this is truly a good group of kids. Nancy did most of the work, and once Bob came back he was in charge of ornery-ness. I just put my 2 cents worth in now and again. I was surprised that they asked if I would help out again next year - and even more surprised that I agreed.

It doesn't matter how long you've had them, or how many you have had, every time a dog does something, you always go "aww - how cute" None dog people just look at you like, yeah, right. After Sassy passed away, Molly has change some of her habits - including where she sleeps. She used to sleep next to the bed - now she sleeps in the closet. She had gone in there before when it was storming, so perhaps she just feels safe there.