I was surprised to get a mid-afternoon visit today from our one of our neighborhood #foxes (they're usually more nocturnal). The #RedFox stopped where we often feed the birds. I had thrown out some old bread for the birds to eat, but my fox friend found it first.
Once he realized we were discretely watching him, he reluctantly walked off without finishing his meal.🙁
The wide variety of animal prints🐾 in the snow are presumably from the nearby skunks, racoons, squirrels, rabbits, and opossums-- only a few of the indentations are from my small dog (who is about the same size as the fox), since she rarely walks in that area.
[The glass on the patio door is a bit dirty, so there are some spots in the original image.]
Photo taken in #AuroraIllinois USA (far suburban Chicago), in the section of the state referred to as "the #FoxRiver."
This unique take on the iconic American #PicketFence is along a busy four-lane road. It is along the side of the house, and the front of the home is tucked away in a cul de sac. There used to be a sign on the fence advertising #piano lessons with a phone number, but it was removed some years ago. However, they left the creative paint work on the fence.
My home city of #AuroraIllinois tried to back out of their contract to hold a #PrideParade in 2022, because parade organizers had asked officers in the parade route to not wear their uniforms. Some #BlueLivesMatter feelings were hurt, so a lot of officers tried to back out of providing security for the event (they were being paid overtime to provide the security).
With too few officers agreeing to provide security for overtime, the parade faced cancellation. After a great deal of local uproar in support of the parade, things were worked out last-minute. But the questions raised by the disagreement have since gone on to be a Federal Court case.
On Friday, a Federal Judge ruled temporarily in favor of the #Pride group hosting the event, saying that sections of the City's permit process likely violates the #Constitution. This ruling now allows this year's parade to go definitively forward.