Carolyn Holm

Dear Alpha Mommy,

Alpha Dad says we are surrounded by wildlife!!! Does that mean there are tigers and giraffes?

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

No honey, nothing like that. Actually he was referring to the Walking Stick insects we find on the front door. But still, we have a lot of wildlife in our garden.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

Actually that has me worried.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

You are worried? I’m sorry to hear that sweetie!

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

The raccoons told me last night that they would rip me apart.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Don’t go near them, honey. They probably would rip you apart. They are cute, but they’re a pair of thugs.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

Omg now I’m really worried. But they are not the only ones that try to be intimidating. There’s Bruce. He’s huge and he’s been taunting me.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Bruce is a big squirrel. That guy has been taunting everyone. Don’t pay any attention to him.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

The crows taunt everyone too. They are so rude. All that yelling.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

They are noisy, aren’t they? It’s hard to believe that some people complain about the ruckus that hens make when they lay an egg. They’re nothing compared to the crows.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

The crows even yell at the Blue Jays and the Red-shouldered Hawks.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

They do, but the jays and hawks do their share of screaming. I think it’s so cool that the hawks are raising a family in one of our Redwood Trees! It’s wonderful to have so much wildlife here.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

Then there’s the skunk. I’m worried about her.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

She just wants to raise her babies in peace. Don’t go near her. Same goes for the possum.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

But it’s so hard not to bark at them!!! And the turkeys too, they are so exciting! But even the turkeys are bullies. They won’t let us drive by when they are in the street.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

They are very confident, aren’t they? Maybe that’s why the foxes and coyotes haven’t been picking them off. Not to mention the mountain lions.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

Foxes and coyotes and even lions? OMG, I hadn’t thought of them!!!!!!!!!!!

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Relax, you are probably fine.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

Probably? Probably? I think you are being way too casual about the wildlife.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

We’ve always been surrounded by them, and look at us, we’re fine! You just need to learn to leave them alone. Maybe stop barking at everyone.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

It comes over me and I can’t stop myself. Like when I see the cat next door. He stares at me through the fence. That drives me crazy! And there was a deer there yesterday. It’s so unfair that I can’t reach them!!!!!

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

No, that’s a good thing. Not to mention the fence keeps the deer out of my vegetables and roses.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

And there’s a lady in the neighborhood who sits in her garden and smokes. It’s very, very pungent. We have so many kinds of wildlife here.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

I just hope the chickens aren’t getting stoned.

Love, Carolyn

 

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