Skunk Alert

I was out in the backyard the other night when I noticed some movement coming at me from the front yard. It turned out to be a fat little puff ball with black fur and two white stripes down its back. It ran past me to the east side of the Carriage House and disappeared.

Today I wanted to investigate that disappearance, as I had my suspicions that were later confirmed.

That damn skunk has managed to burrow under the Carriage House and establish a residence.

This picture doesn’t make it very clear, but if you look closely, you can see she has dug under the chicken wire I anchored years ago to keep skunks out. They are very good and very persistent diggers.

And yes, I am calling her a she because that has been my experience in the past. She burrows in, establishes a residence and then proceeds to give birth to five, six or seven of the cutest little stinkers you’ve ever seen.

So, for now, we’re stuck with another pet.