Backyard Visitor

Fox in the Backyard 12-6-2011

In the morning

In the snow

mama let our own dog go.

When she looked - 

to her surprise -

She saw a fox

Before her eyes.

"A fox. A fox!"

She called for help.

Our own dog,

Bravely chased, not yelped.

A brief encounter 

Near the fence -

Tensions flaring,

Such suspense!

A fox is clever, wily, keen;

He jumped the fence to forest green.

A small adventure to start the day -

We wish they all would start that way!

- Papa, Mama, Nika, Lina (the twins giggled this one out!)

Happy Halloween Poem

"Trick or Treat"

It's a cold night in October

Chilly screeching wind howls.

With autumn nearly over

The night belongs to more than owls.

Witches, skeletons, werewolves, ghosts,

Monsters, vampires, and more -

Parties with their ghoulish hosts

Joining with this frightful tour.

Glowing Faces on the stoops - 

Promise of rewards so sweet,

Children scavaging in groups

All shouting "Trick or Treat!"

- Nika, Lina, Lexa, Sophie, Papa, and Mama