carcass

When the snow melted, it exposed a dead deer, a couple of miles up the road. By thet time I noticed it, there was a hole in it side. A black hole, with a couple of white ribs covering it. Then another hole in its front, below the neck. I kept waiting for it to be removed, but it never was. The holes grew. Later on it started looking a little shrunken. Still furry, though. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed it had been moved. Maybe coyotes dragged it a few feet. The other day, I noticed it had been moved a little higher out of the ditch. Now it's a dried out carcass, mostly bone.

more dead things

There was fur scattered around, by our back door. And blood on the walk. Apparently crows or something had gotten to a nest of rabbits that was under the day lilies. No corpses, though. And I did see a young bunny running around (again) when I mowed.