Wild critters wander this big city at night.  At least they do around my neighborhood.  Tonight I had a skunk trot along behind me as I walked into my back porch.  You’d better believe I closed the door quick.  He was within two feet of me.  I’m so glad he didn’t spook and spray.  That would not have been fun.  The dogs would’ve barked at me for days.  Dear Hubby would’ve laughed his assets off while handing me tomato juice and a bucket.  I would’ve been mad as hell because I’m wearing my best jeans.

     A couple of weeks ago a neighbor had to kill an opossum who had somehow managed to get his teeth stuck in the wire fencing that’s beside their house.  The critter was truly stuck.  He didn’t want to kill it but there was no way he could free it easily.  As it was, he had to cut the fencing to get the critter off it. 

     We’ve seen deer, raccoons, and hawks of all sorts, tons of rabbits and squirrels, ducks, Canadian geese, wild turkeys and even a pheasant or two near our home.  DH says that when he was a child they had foxes roaming about.  I think the only wild critter we haven’t seen in our neighborhood is a bear.  We are NOT out in the country.  We are smack dab in the center of Pennsylvania’s third largest city.