The dogs are quick to warn me about any new visitors to the backyard. Accustomed to squirrels and rabbits, and the multitude of birds, they seldom pay attention to those. A sharp yelp! yelp! usually means “Mom, grab your camera! Come quick!”
The groundhog usually hangs around in the summertime, but the chipmunks are a delightful new addition to our garden this year.
One Woman's Quest II 
I love your simple but moving stories.
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Thank you
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You’re welcome.
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Wonderful capture of the chipmunk, VJ 🙂
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😊
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So cute! The chip monk has a very guilty expression.
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He found the peanut
I dropped for him. 😊
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We don’t have them but they sure look cute. Just consider that they are aerating the lawn 🙂
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Lol. That’s how I think.
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🙂
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Great photos, VJ!
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Thanks!
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I never realized how much a ground hog looks like a beaver! When I first saw the picture that is what I thought it was.
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Yes. Our Ukrainians friends got all excited thinking they’d seen a beaver, lol.
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lol!
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These are so adorable! Thanks for sharing them! They lifted up my spirit! 🙂 ❤
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I’m glad, Deborah 😘
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Great pictures! Thank goodness the dogs let you know without scaring the visitors away! 🙂
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Well, sometimes they do. I have to be quick. Thanks Wynne.
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VJ, the groundhog’s face is so easy to attribute human emotions to. Maybe that is why they were used in the Narnia books as the friendly helpers. Keith
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I think that too, Keith. Same with the chipmunks. Easy to see how they inspired such tales.
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Mr. Groundhog looks like a plump little fella and perhaps a wee bit self-satisfied? The chipmunk looks like he’s posing for you, with his little hands clasped.
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I think you are right about him being self-satisfied. Not in a hurry to scoot away, for sure. I love the little chipmunks.
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I love the little chipmunks, too. My husband doesn’t like how they dig holes in the lawn.
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Yes they do
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