Monday Mischief: No Walk Is Complete......

....without the appearance of the FOX! It makes for a couple of very excited dogs who will quickly disappear into the distance, on a fruitless chase. As a result, a leash is an absolute must!

Here are a few of my attempts at getting a picture. There isn't much time to get the camera ready and focused before these cunning little devils take off running! And try holding the leashes on two over-the-top dogs and get a steady picture. Pretty much can't do it!

Parents above, kits below.

The other morning, I saw the fox in the small woods behind my house, but the dogs did not. The wind must have been in the foxes favor, and the boys remained oblivious to his nearby presence. We walked on the paved path, the fox continued along beside us maybe 50 feet into the woods. The trail came out of the trees and back onto the normal sidewalks in front of the houses on my street. Still the fox followed. We crossed the street, sticking to the sidewalk in front of the houses. The fox crossed the street shortly after us and continued on behind the same houses. As we passed the gap between each house, the fox would be there waiting for us to pass. He must have popped up between about four houses. Still, Jimmy and Wilson had no clue. It was truly quite amusing. Finally, the fox, tiring of the game I suppose,  ran about two houses up and crossed the street in front of us. The boys did NOT miss that! And I was summarily dragged down the street!