Bella, our faithful Giant Schauzer-mix mutt, and I walk several miles each day, leaving just after sun-up so as to avoid the heat. Some mornings we see deer, fox, rabbit, an armadillo…even a pileated woodpecker. But most of what we see are some nice homes, lakes and lovely woods. The scene below is one of my favorite stretches along the Shackelford Creek bottom. The world can sometimes seem like a chaotic and frightening place; I’m glad to have this little slice of heaven as my neighborhood.

Critters
Country Place Critters
Over the past few weeks, two neighbors here on Oakmeadow Circle have told us about about mother foxes rearing kits under their decks, one with three and the other with four offspring. So we’ve been