it is what it is

ecotone

my place in watertown, ma includes a fenced yard. a rarity in a town of double and triple decker houses packed onto small lots in tight city blocks. my yard is a little piece privacy from my many neighbors— which i sometimes forget include birds, squirrels, opossum, raccoons, and skunks. skunks. smart, sort of adorable, and bold in surprising ways.

my back door opens onto a little patio which leads to the yard. the dogs love in-and-out privileges, so that door often stays propped open. it was open tonight in fact, which is how a wee skunk (who could have fit in my two palms) wandered into the kitchen where i found him eating out of the dog food bowl.

just a reminder that the line between us and them is very, very fine.