Category Archives: Critters

Exampling Spider

Posted on October 8, 2019 by sputterpub

A three-month project, overrun to eight, is nearly at an end, but truth be told, the bulk of it was not accomplished late. I hung at ninety-five percent, controlled by winter trains and summer-found defects, by workmen moving on to … Continue reading →

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One Sad Day

Posted on July 16, 2019 by sputterpub

Perhaps the year was 1999, the season fall, a Sunday afternoon. While window-shopping with a friend of mine, our focus was enticed by a balloon affixed above a cage the Shelter set upon the sidewalk, graced with pretty strays. A … Continue reading →

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Good Neighbors

Posted on December 10, 2018 by sputterpub

Two skunks made babies in my yard last week, assuming that was reproductive sex: two poufs of jet bisected by a streak of white elongating their backs and necks. That’s two months early, says the Internet. Their mating season doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Aviary

Posted on November 13, 2018 by sputterpub

A sparrow flew into my room last week. The doors were open and the weather mild. The creature panicked – flailing wings and beak against three window panes, freaked out and wild, till finally it managed to exit – in … Continue reading →

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The Other Fog

Posted on September 11, 2018 by sputterpub

Had to fog the house to choke summer’s immigrants – rat fleas and rat mites

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Pests

Posted on September 3, 2018 by sputterpub

My neighbor thought that she was getting bites from fleas, although she doesn’t own a pet. When I got bit my research led to mites from rats beneath the house, who must sublet from all the skunks and possums I … Continue reading →

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Birdbath

Posted on August 20, 2018 by sputterpub

Creek seepage to street: a year-round lagoon for a sleek murder of crows.

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Familiars

Posted on August 16, 2018 by sputterpub

I liked to think I had a magic touch with animals, as if they knew I meant no harm or hunt. Respecting them as much as people, deeming them intelligent, I noted critters never made me cry. (I almost felt … Continue reading →

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Outside Cat

Posted on May 29, 2018 by sputterpub

Your kitty is a house cat – not a beast of prey. And though I’ve seen her kill a bird, her instincts are dim echoes we’ve decreased with centuries of breeding. It’s absurd to think she wants a veldt or … Continue reading →

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Squirrel Time

Posted on February 13, 2018 by sputterpub

Surveying my environment, I see a harbinger, appearing to embody now: a squirrel ten feet up a tree, supporting in his mouth a large biscotti. That cookie’s winter fare – it’s not a food suggesting February leads to spring. And … Continue reading →

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