The Muskrat

Meet Ralphie...

Meet Ralphie! He lives with Susie (aka Susu) in the pond beside my house. I've seen Ralphie almost every night since having Nola. He is usually on the banks and swims away when we walk near him. Tonight, we saw Ralphie OUT of the water -- AND saw Susu!!! Susu made her way back into the water by the time I got my camera out so Ralphie was the only one out for picture time. He let me get about three feet away and I could have touched his tail had I leaned forward a little more. He has a little bit of white on his nose and didn't seem to feel threatened at all! Way to go Ralphie! For the record, bird people like animals so we discussed Ralphie and Susu for quite a while tonight. We even wikipedia'ed muskrats to learn more. (Yes, wikipedia is a verb.)