Javalina Makes A Nice Pair of Leather Gloves

According to Wikipedia.....

 Javelina or Peccary have soft and supple skin perfect for making leather gloves!  I wouldn't want to find out.  This herd was in my yard.  They seem to come out searching for food when the weather is going to be bad.  I am hoping for spring, but the weather man say's we might get another storm.

Usually the Javelina are right!

These pictures are bad because I'm taking them from inside the house with my phone.   The camera wasn't near and I didn't want to miss out.
I'm afraid of these guys, but can't resist spying on them.

Peccaries are omnivores (just found that tidbit out on Wiki).
They will eat small animals....did not know!
Thought they were vegetarians.

Chuckles we need to put the fencing up soon!

Sometimes if you go outside late at night, say to smoke or something you might here a grunting pig-like sound.  Or you might smell a skunk, but no...it's a Javelina.

Return of the Javelina

A few weeks ago, I posted about my squash plant and how it was thriving.  I have been tending to it faithfully every day.  You may think this is ridiculous but it is so hard to grow a garden here in Prescott.  I always go outside with my morning coffee and check on it's progress.  Low and behold the javelina returned in the middle of the night.   They ate all the leaves, flowers and most of the stems.  I know it was those pesky critters because of the hoof prints and I found a chunk of their hair.  I also noticed the last of my apples are gone from my tree.  I think they shake the branches to make the apples fall.  It must be a tough life for a javelina always having to scavenge for food.  Maybe next year I will have rock garden instead!

Welcome Home

I do not have a "green thumb", so I was pleasantly surprised to find my squash plant was thriving.  I guess we had a lot of rain while we were gone.  This plant by the way was an accidental miracle.  It must have been a remainder from the previous year when I had a little garden.  I gave up on it this year because every time something would ripen, a wild animal would eat it.  Most likely a javelina.  The guy below was on my back patio last fall and I took the photo from inside.  Scary!

Other nice things to come home to:  my 3 cats (who missed me terribly) and my children.