Wherefore Art Thou Felicia? Along With Other Ramblings...

It was back on May 3rd that I posted about seeing Felicia out in our backyard chomping down on a baby squirrel. We have not seen her since and believe me, I go out every day to check. Felicia and her family have disappeared from our property without a trace. I know where several of her dens are and I go out to check every day but they are just gone. It makes me want to cry.


I used to see Felicia every single day sunning on the fence, where she could keep a watchful eye on her pups. Sometimes I'd see her sleeping on our sidewalk in the back yard. She was like a permanent fixture around here and I desperately miss seeing her.

I found no note or poop or anything to suggest they had moved elsewhere. They are just gone. I suspect that when we had the flooding rains for days, Felicia wisely moved the pups to higher ground, with the help of her faithful Fernando. I didn't go out to the garden during the flooding, but I knew their *summer home* would be flooded since it's under the old playhouse. Yes, I'm crushed. I loved protecting them and doubt that anyone else will protect them as we did. Sniff Sniff! So yes, this has left me rather depressed...

So, I've moved on to another species. I've had my hummingbird feeders up for at least a month (or more) and haven't seen more than one. Why, you ask? Because I now have an entire coven flock of Finches who have major sweet tooths. I think the hummingbirds are scared to try and get any nectar from the two feeders. Perhaps I'm finally ready to accept this. The Finches are really funny and they like to hang upside down like trapeze artists to get the hummingbird nectar. They completely crack me up!


Life goes on...



On an unrelated note, I seem to be losing readers on a daily basis... Have I really gotten that boring?.