This morning, as we walked Liffey-the-dog toward CMU, on Forbes between Beeler and Margaret Morrison, we saw a woman peering anxiously into the conifers beyond the fence. As we got closer, we saw she was watching a still-dotted fawn, a big one, skittering back and forth. She and I had language difficulties, I’m sorry to say, although her English was far better than mine could have been in hers. She was worried, she said, because it was lost from the “bigger one”, probably Mom, who was up near Techview Terrace. My guess is that they went to graze and something scared Mom, who left Baby to hide until it was safe.

As we continued, we saw a man watching too. He said he worked for CMU. He opened the fences. We walked on, and as we came back the same way saw nothing. If anyone can fill in the missing pieces, I’d like to know what became of “Baby” if anyone knows.

Anne

Anyway, I just wanted to put my 2 cents worth in about the irritation of city critters. I have a small vegetable patch and I just figure on planting extra for the rabbits. We have very bold squirrels also (love watching them walk the telephone wire highway) but have learned to just make alterations.

I say this because I am just so amazed that the city has cleaned itself up enough that the wildlife is slowly moving back in. Seeing herons on the North Side’s riverfront, red tail hawks in Arsenal Park, rabbits right on Penn Ave … it never ceases to amaze and please me.

You are so right in that it is right “Outside My Window”