Round Two in my battle with the furry little chompers of my herbs

[athena]

73. Thank you for your kind words.

They really mean a lot to me. I'm glad there is at least one other person out there who feels empathy for animals.

Two years ago, our resident groundhog had babies, and they were adorable. I actually watched two of them play-wrestle outside our window. For days, they helped with the digging of the hole, and later, we saw the mother chase away the juvenile groundhogs to encourage them to make their own homes elsewhere. Then, the following year, we got another juvenile groundhog who apparently had been kicked out of another hole. He looked depressed and forlorn for days.

Three of our neighbors have had groundhogs transported. I've also seen our neighborhood fox catch a baby groundhog and a squirrel. It was very upsetting, but the fox had an excuse: he's a fox and would starve if he didn't hunt.