Mr.Munk Has Left The Building
It lasted 3 weeks. Three weeks of "There is a chipmunk in my house!". Three weeks of "HEY! I see him, I seeeee him!" and a rousing chase. Three weeks of chipmunk 'chips' all over my carpet, little holes chewed in the side of the bag of catfood, and of keeping Maddie away from the big old monster traps that would likely amputate her little baby fingers. And now? He's gone.
No funeral or "remembrance" needed because when Chip left, he left via the secondslashthird floor window in an almost graceful fall/glide upon which he promptly scurried like a flash of lighting across the yard and into the trees with one interested cat close behind. If only she'd been that interested sometime during the past few weeks!
It's a long story so I'll shorten it for you: Cat brings in chipmunk. Chipmunk makes himself at home. Gets Chased. Is found on inner side of window between window and screen. Dashes into portable AC tubing when approached by frantic screaming. Trapped in AC tubing during more screaming. Window fully opened, AC tubing hung out the window (idea proposed by Hannah) Chipmunk falls out of tube. The End. Except for the lots of tapping and shaking before the "out" part happened.
And? Chip is gone. Hallelujah! One live chipmunk now out in the wild where he/she belongs, and my deep seated fear of a chipmunk crawling into bed with me is laid to rest. God, bless the portable air conditioner, the smart 10 year old girl, and the open window. Amen
May you have a chipmunk free kind of day...
Dionne
No funeral or "remembrance" needed because when Chip left, he left via the secondslashthird floor window in an almost graceful fall/glide upon which he promptly scurried like a flash of lighting across the yard and into the trees with one interested cat close behind. If only she'd been that interested sometime during the past few weeks!
It's a long story so I'll shorten it for you: Cat brings in chipmunk. Chipmunk makes himself at home. Gets Chased. Is found on inner side of window between window and screen. Dashes into portable AC tubing when approached by frantic screaming. Trapped in AC tubing during more screaming. Window fully opened, AC tubing hung out the window (idea proposed by Hannah) Chipmunk falls out of tube. The End. Except for the lots of tapping and shaking before the "out" part happened.
And? Chip is gone. Hallelujah! One live chipmunk now out in the wild where he/she belongs, and my deep seated fear of a chipmunk crawling into bed with me is laid to rest. God, bless the portable air conditioner, the smart 10 year old girl, and the open window. Amen
May you have a chipmunk free kind of day...
Dionne
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