A visitor

Well, when Jay walked outside this morning with his cup of coffee to make a phone call, he stepped right back in and told me to grab my camera.

This little guy was hanging out on our sidewalk just in front of the steps of the front door.

I took a few pictures before we called for the kids because I knew they’d try to get up close and personal.  Sure enough they did . . .

and this little fellow scurried down to try and find a hiding place. 

We hovered around him a bit and watched, but then the kids decided they wanted to catch him.  He wasn’t too fond of the idea, he scurried back up along the house and found a hole near the base of the front step that led right into the garage.  YIKES.  Okay, I was okay with him out in the yard but not too keen on the idea of him being right inside the garage.  So, Zack and Kenzie with Jay’s help caught him.

They both took turns holding him.  He was pretty long, probably a little over two feet long.  After they checked him out, Zack released him into our side pasture – not the one with the horses.