Skunk

Lilly was barking again the other day on the back deck. Thankfully I could just look out the window and didn't need to go outside. 

Because this time it was a skunk!

We often smell skunks but I have only seen them once before.  Remind yourself here. The main difference this time was that it was so close to the house. In fact, it was acting very comfortable wandering around our deck.

At first it was hiding between a couple of tubs of firewood. Then as Lilly barked and chased, it scampered across the deck a few times. I'm pretty sure it sprayed Lilly at least once, based on the posture. I lost sight of it when it went over the end of the deck. Lilly seemed to think it had gone under the deck.

I did venture out a little later and the skunk smell was pretty strong. Thankfully it was a breezy day so the smell didn't linger very long.

Lilly slept outside that night.

The dogs found it again the next day and chased it into the woods.