Nature. It's all around me.

We have a Woodchuck in the backyard.

At least I think it's a woodchuck. It's definitely something that lives in the shed, and that I've only seen creeping through the grass from a distance. But I've seen it many times, so I know it lives with us.

The boys have named it. His name is Badoof Patrick Shia.


I don't actually have a photo of Badoof. He moves much too quickly and is too hard to focus on. So here are some photos of more wildlife from our backyard, all from this summer.