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Wild Kingdom

I have documented my struggles with critters in past blogs. Things have not improved. Our thorough winter drenching led to unprecedented, lush spring growth. No surprise, the local population of everything has flourished as a result. It seemed, at first, as if we only had visitors in the backyard. Occasional sightings of bunnies and squirrels …

Sylvilagus Skirmishes

I remember the good old days when infrequent sightings of rabbits in our neighborhood seemed quite charming. Those days are gone. Those scrawny, timid rabbits are gone, too. They’ve been replaced with chubby, bold marauders—the bane of my existence. The first battle was over our lawns—both front and back. Between the rabbits and the drought, …