If Groundhogs Could Fly

Last Saturday was so relaxing. We hung out on our side porch alot. At one point Randy saw something just over our fence he couldn't figure out & after a walking over there we realized that it was a groundhog stuck about 10 feet up in a tree! It was seriously stuck, not even trying to hold on, but letting the branches hold him. I guess the neighbor's dog must have chased him up there?

After calling various numbers that were no help at all (sorry ma'am, we don't work in Henderson county, sorry ma'am, we don't work after 4pm, etc.), we decided to get him out ourselves. Our fence is 6 feet high & the groundhog was higher than that. We can't really go into the neighbor's yard--their dog is big & mean. They had been gone since Friday. We got a ladder & a snow shovel & pulled down the branches that held the groundhog, caught him with the snow shovel, & gently put him in a pile of leaves. Ta Da!

The best part was when he shuffled off towards the woods & then stopped, stood up, turned around & looked at us. It was like he was thanking Randy for catching him.