Groundhog Day

This little fellow decided to seek shelter in the engine of our car, a week-and-a-half ago. He was trying to escape the attention of two large dogs. However, his warning noises made his whereabouts quite obvious (to man and dogs), so I opened the hood of the car and there he was sprawled over the engine cover. He quickly scrambled down into the interior of the engine to elude detection. My wife, Susan, took this photograph of his hidey-hole.

We walked away and left the hood open. After about 15 minutes, he waddled his way down the hill towards the river, to peace and tranquility. It was a moment to remember, for sure.