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predatory
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predatory

written by Jana August 13, 2012

In the midst of a sublime weekend, two reminders that I live among predators…

First…Ellycat is now officially a hunter–she left the remains of her first prey (a mouse, it seems) on the floor in my bedroom on Sunday morning (the catch probably coming from a brief meander outside on Saturday evening while the rest of us were busy over some Flemish stew and a bit of Belgian ale).  Now I know that I am safe from rodents with her around.  That she has now taken to draping herself over furniture like a mighty cheetah is rather endearing.

And then this morning as we had breakfast and coffee on the back patio, a red-tailed hawk joined in.  He sat on the fence looking around for awhile, oblivious to the humans below.  It’s the first time we’ve been him in the week that we’ve lived at the new place.

I, for one, am pretty happy to know that we have two rodent-eaters on hand.

Photo above of the swing on our front porch.  One of my new favorite spot for morning coffee-drinking…

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amelia August 13, 2012 - 2:03 pm

Your porch looks absolutely lovely. I have dinner on mine on a regular basis. Such a lovely source of peace.

Also, I went bird watching on Saturday and watched a variety of predators, from raptors to shore birds (complete with watching a shore bird of some variety–I think an avocet–eat its catch). Such fascinating creatures.

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Jana August 16, 2012 - 3:25 pm

We eat dinner on the back porch every evening (like last night: grilled steak with chimichurri sauce–yum!). It’s sublime. And late night snacks/drinks are on the porch swing, which is so fun!

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