Evicted

I would like to introduce you to the little fellow that we’ve been trying evict. Each year this creature, or one like it, seems to make our upper deck it’s home. It is pleasant having creatures around but when one must be mindful of them much of the time it makes it less pleasant. We have a bin on the deck for chair cushions and he likes to hide underneath it. When we open the bin we must be careful not to move it or push on it for fear of smushing him.



Then, on those balmy summer evenings he likes to climb onto the window ledge and feast on those little flies that come with the fall of evening. Well, we’ve hurt him once and had to remove him too many times to count. Closing the window involves a toad check, we must be mindful of him. Well, it was time for the deck to be repaired and there he was. It seemed that his coziest stop was about to be removed. Gord moved him downstairs to one of the most lovely flower gardens, but the next day he was back on the upper deck. Now some of his boards had been removed but he seems to like the view and often perches himself on a beam just outside the patio door.



Now…. we need to be careful not to step on him when we go outside, ever mindful of this little creature. Ray came to help Gord with the deck, he moved him downstairs, the next day he was back again. Somehow, he climbs about ten feet up the wall and reclaims his domain. It would be better if he moved, less stress for the humans who live here, surely he sees the wisdom in that. But moving isn’t easy………………

The irony of all this is that I haven’t seen him for a couple of days and now I’m wondering where he is or what could have happened to him. Yup, I miss him.