What is it with critters around our house just lately? Last week, we had two bats in the house (one dead, one alive) and now this week we seem to have a mole problem in our backyard.  Well, when I say ‘problem’, I mean it in the broadest sense. First of all, it’s not like we have acres of lush, manicured lawn that these critters are blemishing with their dirt mounds (plus, given the height of our grass lately – due to a broken down lawn-mower – it is not likely that we can see any mounds in the first place!).  Secondly, finding one mole hardly constitutes a mole ‘problem’ (can you say drama-queen, Amy?!).  Lastly, even if we do have a mole melee going on in our backyard, we seem to have at least two very adept mole killers on our hands.  Shrimp  and Reebs have been digging along the side of the house lately – little did we realize that they were after this furry quarry. After letting the dogs back in from the yard yesterday afternoon, I found a dead baby mole on the deck. Although I cannot know for sure who the mole killer was, both Shrimp and Reebs seemed very protective over their beastly bounty.  At one point, Rex tried to take a quick whiff of the mole but was taken down street-style by the two girls for getting too close. Maybe we should think about renaming Shrimp and Arriba to Killer and Fang…

Tags: bats, critters