Fox in the Garden

[raouldukelives]

7. I've seen quite a few foxes the last couple years.

Which is odd considering I only used to see them infrequently off the beaten path in the evening. Not running around the in the daytime. Something is making them come closer and closer to people around here. On top of this I have seen a drastic drop-off in the amount of deer, raccoons and birds in the area.
It seems my area suffers from many of your same issues. We support & elect Dems here who run with promises of protecting the environment and stopping the massive development taking place.
Then once they attain office it almost seems they work hand in hand with the developers. Paying a little lip service to the issues they ran on and nature in general while they endorse yet more development. More destruction of the natural landscape.
I used to be surrounded by sheep ranches. They had issues with coyotes and would hunt, trap and kill many of them causing a bit of consternation.
Now I'm surrounded by wineries. They have issues with every living creature and hunt trap and kill them all.
Needless to say, I miss the sheep ranchers. But not near as much as I miss people who actually do what they say they will. Liberals who actually believe in the core values. Not just to be used as a crutch to attain office and open a world of opportunity for themselves but to be stood up for and fought for. I'm starting to think those are a dying breed. While the foxes flourish in all shapes and sizes these days.