Several days before, I’d seen this gentle, solicitous sow
transport a newborn kit by mouth from one tree cavity to another.
Then one day a high lonesome cry filled the air,
answered only by a soothing reply, encouraging the youth to venture forth
on trunk and limb, which it did, eventually, with trepidation and a helping paw…
leaving them both exhausted and ready for a long afternoon nap
in the shelter of their leafy home.
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some little crum creek 
June 29, 2014 at 10:32 pm
Thanks for introducing me to your blog: your photography is a big treat!
July 13, 2014 at 5:29 pm
Thanks for dropping by, Maureen. Hope you enjoy Little Crum Creek.
June 24, 2014 at 6:46 am
Oh my! Oh my! How wonderful!!
June 24, 2014 at 10:51 am
In the cool of last night’s yard, I watched a little raccoon shuffle by in the grass — one of these, perhaps?
June 23, 2014 at 2:44 pm
Glory be, Scott!
June 23, 2014 at 4:03 pm
Amen, Monica!
June 23, 2014 at 6:06 am
Loved this. You are so lucky to have such wonderful wildlife so close at hand. They look like amazing little characters as well. The little one especially was gorgeous and a joy to watch.
Bright Blessings
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June 23, 2014 at 10:39 am
So right, Debs. These two must have gotten back on their nocturnal schedule. I haven’t seen or heard from them in days.
June 22, 2014 at 10:51 pm
I love that last shot–LOL Great video of that busy little one. Mama appeared to be keeping an eye on you.
June 22, 2014 at 10:58 pm
Yep, she was keeping tabs on me, and then she really conked out. Her leg just stuck out of the hole like that for a few hours.
June 22, 2014 at 11:01 pm
Just like any new mother, there’s not enough sleep to be had.
June 22, 2014 at 10:32 pm
Wonderful creatures! 🙂
June 22, 2014 at 11:00 pm
Yes, at times like these, it’s easy to forgive what they do to the trash!
June 22, 2014 at 8:03 pm
That’s sure better than watching TV. Enjoyed!
June 22, 2014 at 11:03 pm
Indeed. And now the lightning bugs are out!
June 22, 2014 at 11:05 pm
Do you look for the different flashing patterns? I used to and it was so fascinating.
June 22, 2014 at 11:13 pm
I tried charting them one summer and was able to differentiate some of the various flashing patterns. I could never be sure in the end which species I was looking at, but it was fun, and eye-opening just to know that there are different sorts of fireflies out there.
Here are the pictures I took:
https://littlecrumcreek.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/emblems-of-a-season-unseen/
June 23, 2014 at 11:19 am
I saw one once that spiraled downward.
June 22, 2014 at 6:32 pm
very nice pics… I am having little skunk issues her at home. Trying to figure out what to do! I haven’t seen their mother and they are beginning to wander and I am afraid of the road.
June 22, 2014 at 7:07 pm
That is a quandary. Wish I could offer some insight, but I’ve never even seen a living skunk in the wild. Hopefully, mom will show up after all.
June 22, 2014 at 6:18 pm
What a rare treat! Now the little guy just has to figure out how to get down.
June 22, 2014 at 6:23 pm
I thought learning to walk was hard enough, but in a tree!? I just didn’t want to see anyone fall.