A harvest of acorns

Thanks to the fact that we got some rain over the summer, our resident squirrels and deer are enjoying a decent crop of acorns dropping from the oak trees scattered across our five acres. It just so happens that the biggest acorns are those nearest the house where trees got some extra water from our sprinkler system. That means the deer and squirrels come up closer to the Finn and Pepper fence to enjoy the bounty. The squirrels have a habit of slithering through the goat fencing to get the acorns that have dropped in the dog yard, which makes our watchdogs crazy. 

Both Finn and Pepper have a terrier eye for yard trespassers. Finn in particular will commence to barking the minute he spies a squirrel or deer in the yard or along the fence line. Pepper will usually come over to see what all the commotion is about and then I have two busily baying cairns eager to get out the back door. In the video above, our great squirrel hunters treed a big fat acorn eater right outside the fence. If you look closely in the video, you'll see the squirrel angrily flicking his tail in the tree because he was so rudely run off from his snack. I love how the dogs come loping back to the porch, happy with themselves for a job well done running off their backyard nemesis.