… here at Dragonfly Ranch. In late August, the dogs discovered a rodent of some kind in the woodshed and at one point all four were furiously digging at the wood pile and the shed itself. Chester and Fritz were climbing on and in the wood; Ella and Buddy were digging from the outside at the back of the shed. A lot of frenzy and barking. After a day of this, we emptied the shed of everything. The poor squirrel finally made a run for it. Buddy nabbed it and Fritz grabbed it from him. Everyone was happy except the rodent.

So then we called one of the woodworkers who make the cradles to distribute to kids at Christmas, and he salvaged a pickup load of usable wood. Still faced with the mess you see above, we rented a dumpster and started heaving. It was also an excuse to discard some other stuff that wouldn’t fit in the regular trash. So now we have a woodshed that has stacked wood and semi-organized tools and enough room for the trash and recycle bins.