Armadillo Soup

First off, whomever is sharing this incredible weather, 60's & 70's, and a nice slow rain over several days DURING AUGUST, thank you!

I'm watching the log cabin being built on the lot behind my house. Just today they delivered the logs, real ones. I know if I had been in charge of ordering those enormous, weighty hunks of wood I would probably have wound up with stray knots that stuck out and wouldn't let that hunk of tree align perfectly with the next one. I'm also wondering how tall this cabin is going to be because I have a lovely view for miles from my second story windows. Besides that they're not being very practical. I have a huge dead tree in my back yard they could have had for free.

And now to the problem. These people who are building behind my house are also now blocking the armadillo path that runs from their lot then beside my house and back. I once had the good fortune to see a quadruplet of armadillos, really little guys, shuffle side to side as they still managed to moved forward. I had recently read that they have poor hearing so I snuck up on them and tapped a couple on their backs. No reaction. They just continued to search for food. It was amazing to be that close to those wild little creatures. Other animals that may be distraught over the house out back (no, I did Not say outhouse) are the deer that frequent the woods next to my house. Even more exciting is when I spotted a tiny, dappled pair of identical twin fawns. And the cardinals seem to have moved in en masse, bright colors flitting from branch to tree. If you think I'm painting an idyllic picture of my life you're close. It's just a shame no one else was here at the time to share these wonders with.