Early one morning, a skunk dashed toward the garden:
If you look very closely, you’ll see a mouse watching from the end of a 4 inch drainpipe stashed along the garden fence:
The skunk went exploring near the garden gate (off to the right) while the mouse continued watching the proceedings:
When the skunk returned, the mouse decided discretion was the better part of valor and vanished into the pipe:
With the skunk gone about its business, the mouse returned to its duty:
Just another night at the office, out in the back yard …
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 
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2 responses to “Foraging Skunk, Cautious Mouse”
In your first photo a figure in the foreground resembles a small dog facing right, with a curled tail and white paws. Is that only my imagination? Paging Doctor Rorschach!
Surely you’re not mistaking the skunk’s butt for a small dog? Both would be insulted! :grin:
I always thought a skunk with a raised tail was ready to spray. We didn’t smell anything the next morning: all’s well that ends well.