For the past several weeks, I've watched a mama chipmunk dash in and out of her underground nest with goodies to feed to her young. The babies finally emerged to explore their world. - Is it safe to come out now? - The children stay close to Mom while they check out their new surroundings. - Sibling Kisses - Mama dashes back into the den

This gal has been hanging out on our lawn a lot lately. I think she'll be giving birth very soon! The other day her belly was moving around a lot - she was either breathing heavily or her baby (s) are kicking.

A few weeks ago the sheep were sent out to graze the fields harvested near where we live. I love seeing them every year! Traffic Jam Off to Work

Ok, whoever you are, fess up. You stole summer while I wasn't looking. I want it back. I feel like my husband's photographs form bookmarks around an entire missing season. In the spring a coyote family moved into one of our culverts in California. Here you can see one of them (the boy, I bet) stepping on the other (probably a sister). I love his impish look, and her howling in protest. [caption id="attachment_1873" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Coyote Pups: Photo by Steve Ells"] [/caption] It seems like one minute we're laughing at coyote pups frolicking near the culvert, the next we're in Ohio seeing this: [caption id="attachment_1874" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Early Fall: Photo by Steve Ells"] [/caption] We love hiking on the wonderful trails we're discovering in Northeast Ohio. I think my husband captured perfectly the end of summer, with its field of yellow flowers on one side of the path, and the beginning of fall, with leaves starting to turn, on the other side. Somewhere in between, a whole summer occurred.

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