By Donna Lewis
A few days ago, I was headed out to the back pasture when I walked right up to a tiny Pocket Gopher with his little back end up in the air as he was digging in the ground.
Dirt was flying everywhere. He must have gotten out in the open because there was no tunnel to dive into.
I’m thinking… buddy you need to watch what you’re doing or one of my dogs will get you because you are not paying attention.
So I reached down and touched him on his little tail.
Lordy mercy…he jumped up and started running around my boot barking at me.
I was laughing so hard.
I had my camera in my pocket so I took a photo of him. He was really telling me what he thought.
And no, I never kill these little creatures, even though they eat things in my garden. They aerate the soil and add organic matter to the areas where they are. So they do some good for us.
Everything has a purpose.
Nature Along the El Camino Real 