Independence Day 2020

I didn't feel festive today. There were a few Independence Day events but I don't want to take a chance of finding myself in a crowd. We did take a ride and Frank got a dish of soft ice cream. Still, the long pandemic has me feeling rather deprived and irritable.

Here's a neighbor's fence decorated for the holiday. 

This afternoon I ate lunch on the deck but it was too hot to linger outdoors. I saw a robin through the rails.

The other evening I was closing the bedroom curtains and saw a flash of white fur outside. I rushed out onto the deck with a camera to get some pictures of a skunk.

It hurried away but I did get a few photos that weren't hopelessly dark. This is the closest to our house that I've seen a skunk. I hope he isn't living under our deck!

We can compare that beauty to a taxidermied skunk shown here with a raccoon.

That was in the nature center at Cacapon. Here are some other mounted animals in their exhibit.

Saturday's Critters / I'd Rather Be Birdin'

Back at home, I've only seen two hummingbirds so far this year.

The last image shows a flotilla of geese and ducks on our community lake. The Canada geese in the background are a visiting flock.

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