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Day 112

We put up a “gate” this weekend at the property.  And by we, I mean my dad and Joshua.  I was busy reviewing trail camera footage.  More on that in a minute.

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This is a temporary setup to try to deter unauthorized visitors.  But, between the medium-duty chain, the plastic sign, and the fact that there’s no lock, it’s basically Fort Knox.

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Hopefully people will get the message.

Back to the trail camera.

The house cat made another appearance, as did the shaky branch.  We had a deer family and a squirrel.  I was about to report to the guys that there wasn’t anything exciting, when I came across this fella:

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I wish I could share the video so you could see this creature in action.  He has a most unusual gait and what appears to be a large head.

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I was pretty sure it was a wild boar, as our neighbor did mention she’s seen a few.

When the guys got back in the truck for lunch, I handed over my laptop for them to take a look.

About .283 seconds later, Josh said, “Um, that is an opossum.”

Just call me Bindi Irwin.

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Day 101

Greetings!

Well, the house isn’t done yet…or started for that matter.

We did, however, close on our construction loan.  Our plans have been submitted for our construction permit and we’re hoping to get the green light this coming week.

Though there’s not much to see just yet, we still make regular visits to the property to check on it and collect the footage from the trail camera.

After reviewing last week’s footage, it seems we aren’t the only ones eagerly awaiting construction to start:

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Hiiiii….

Screen Shot 2020-01-26 at 2.05.13 PMThis is the second time we have seen this truck.  If there’s a next time, I’ll be running their plates and sending them a note with the blog URL.

This is also the second time we’ve seen this little guy/gal:

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The first time we saw him/her, Josh had reviewed the footage before I did.  I asked him if there was anything noteworthy and our conversation went something like this:

J: “A few vehicles, a coyote, and a house cat.”

E: “A house cat?”

J: “Yeah, a house cat.”

E: “As opposed to what? A leopard? A lion? A bobcat? Isn’t it just a cat?”

J: “No, you can tell it’s a house cat.”

This went on for a while and we eventually determined that while I would categorize all domestic felines as “cats”, Josh grew up with farm cats that lived in the barn and did not come in the house so therefore just “cat” as a descriptor is a little too vague.

I am assuming this critter’s full figure is what led Josh to determine that it is clearly a “house cat”.

Hopefully by the time the house cat returns, construction will be underway!

P.S. This is not the first time the term “house cat” has come up in our marriage.  When shopping for shampoo to bathe our (house) cat, Bu, all the pet store had was “show cat” shampoo.  Josh rolled his eyes and exclaimed, “We don’t need “show cat” shampoo, we just need “house cat” shampoo!”.