Our fox friend is now a regular

Last night I let Hondo out for his last runaround while I shut in the chickens for the night. And again, when I called him to come in, here comes the fox, right behind him! I walked out into the driveway to meet them, thinking the fox would run. Nope. It came up to within 20 feet of me, stopped, barked once, then dashed off to the side. I went in and called Will out, figuring it would come again, like it did the last time. Yep. I called Hondo, and here comes the fox again. I told Hondo to “get ‘im” and he ran toward the fox, but not aggressively. They went to the trail that goes down to the barn. The fox hopped up on the big rock at the corner while Hondo went and peed on a tree. There was some more barking and we went in. That’s the strangest thing. We think maybe it’s a female fox who has pups and maybe figures making friends with Hondo would be better than having him go after her pups. Who knows?

It’s warming up so nicely right now. I switched to shorts today, as that really helps my knees as when I wear jeans, they rub on my knees when I bend, sit or crouch down. I’m not a shorts gal, but less pain is sure good. Today, the seed packing crew, Sherri and Dara, are here, packing more seeds. After the PBS video, Making it up North, we’ve been getting a lot of orders. Will’s big Kubota tractor is almost paid off. What a huge blessing and relief that is!

This afternoon, I’m going to take the riding lawn mower over to the Wolf Garden and mow the spent corn stalks, bean plants, and weeds in preparation for tilling. I want to get the tomato cages and stakes pulled from the rows closest to the north fence so I can till there and get the asparagus roots planted that came so early. The frost is going down in the ground now, and the top foot is pretty frost clear. With daytime temps above 50 degrees F, that frost should melt very fast with sunshine too. Hooray!

— Jackie