Chip Chunkear
Chip Chunkear…
In a previous post, I provided a drawing of a wild mouse I caught 6 or so times, up to that post (clearly, in the drawing, I forgot to add his whiskers!) Since the “Mouse” post, he has been caught several more times. His name, Chip Chunkear, comes from the inspired imagination of blogger and twitter friends. Thank you!!
Before implementing WILDER tonight (the deportation program described in the Mouse post), I had the opportunity to take a picture of him with my phone. Here he is, without fear or trepidation (been there, done that. Yawn.) I can’t say that the companion mouse behind him though, feels the same (a new girlfriend or a reconciliation with the old? I can’t be sure.)
Not much more to say at this time. I had sincerely planned on halting the program for awhile… just to think things through and come up with a durable alternative solution to this little problem… but I saw a scurrying mouse.
Thank you!
Reblogged this on lindas- gardening journey and commented:
great post
Lordy is he a cutie. Are you sure you want to exile him? I suppose if it were just him maybe you wouldn’t have to but when he starts bringing lady friends over there’s nothing but trouble in your future.
I can’t wait to hear your plan B. I wish you all the luck in the world but my gut tells me Chip Chunkear may remain one step ahead of you.
He is cute!! I don’t waaant to exile him, but direct mouse observation and indirect mouse evidence makes it more difficult to just ignore and co-exist peacefully.. I have imaginings of what you implied — future trouble with a mouse couple. Last night, both he and his companion were slow to leave the capture device. They both sat on the lip edge, just kind of looking out onto the dead, decaying logs of the mouse sanctuary — probably wondering…”Is this what our life has been reduced to?”