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No, they are not cute! They are rats with attitude who love to climb up to my second floor balcony and dig up my flower pots or window boxes. In spite of liberal sprinklings with cinnamon and coffee grounds they still sneak around.

I don’t want to come out for a quiet cup of coffee in the morning and be faced with a mess, summer bulbs that will probably not emerge and à panicked rodent who forgot how he got here. Worse yet is the relaxed guy who is sunning himself in a corner and I think he’s dead.

A peaceable groundhog staying in his lane in the park! Muskrats in the lake, chipmunks who would never dream of climbing up a wall or tree to get access to my space – love them.

but this guy is welcome anytime. saw him yesterday in Angrignon and was impressed by how much tree bark he was able to dislodge. Birds are no longer coming to my hand for seeds because the insect population has boomed. I have a healthy crop of bites to prove it!

Being a lover of nature is not a blanket quality. I detest squirrels and mosquitoes! There I’ve said it. Judge me. I have to go clean up my balcony!