I often walk past these deer when I go downtown but I’ve never taken a picture because they’ve had paint on them or stickers. I guess they got cleaned up at some point so I took their picture yesterday. No, I don’t understand the meaning of the geometric forms. And yes that’s my shadow on the deer closest to you. I didn’t realize I’d put myself in the picture until I got home. (You can click on the pic to make it bigger.)

It might be this little guy. He seems to really like hanging out behind the ivy-covered trellis in my front garden. Except this time of year the ivy is dying and he’s becoming more visible.

I was out for a walk a couple of weeks ago when I saw this well-dressed fellow giving me some side-eye. But I don’t think he minded having his picture taken.

These young ‘uns grow up fast! (You can click on the pics to make them bigger. The pics I mean, not the goslings.)

“As if the earth in one unlooked-for favour
Had made them certain earth returned their love.”

My sister took this picture of a pair of guests who appeared in her driveway on the weekend. You know it must be spring!

Every spring these fur babies show up. Scared of their own shadow so I don’t often get a decent picture.

Or really the whole family is back. Yes, it’s groundhog day. The real groundhog day, that is. The return of the sub-porch pirates. But not under my porch, because I filled it with rocks. Still, they like to hang out on my porch steps. Go away!

Something about this guy perched on the roof made me smile. It seemed so incongruous. At least he didn’t brain himself flying into one of those mirrored windows. (You can click on the pic to make it bigger.)

I had an earlier Wildlife post of a skunk. I’m quite proud of that post, as skunks are not the easiest critters to get a picture of. I got lucky with this guy though, as I was out walking early in the morning and saw a pair of skunks (probably up to no good) just walking down the sidewalk together. When they saw me they split up, and this one went down a sloped driveway. When he got to the bottom he was faced with a steep climb.

He had a lot of trouble, which is what gave me the time to get my phone out and take his picture.

Really, he kept climbing up part of the way and then sliding back down.

Finally he seemed to get the hang of it.

Then off to do more skunky things. I suspect making baby skunks. Glad this wasn’t my driveway or backyard.

One of my neighbours got a kitten last week. The breed is a Ragdoll, which I’d never heard of before. That shows how much I know about cats. Anyway, his name is Caspar and he’s quite the cute little puffball.