Sleepless in Midland

Fox Friday 6-25-21 A halfway friendly fox

Two minutes earlier the fox was sitting where the food dishes are in this photo. He watched me walk up to the food station, then sauntered off as I got closer. Two minutes after I put the food down he returned to eat.

If this fox reproduces maybe the gene that made him almost friendly will get passed on. After a few generations there could be a friendly fox down the family tree.

Happy Magna Carta Day 6-15-2021

It was only 800 years ago (roughly) that the Magna Carta was agreed upon and implemented. That British document gave life to the principle of due process, and our own Bill of Rights owes it some parental respect.

Here's the relevant passage, according to Britannica:

No free man shall be arrested or imprisoned or disseised or outlawed or exiled or in any way victimised, neither will we attack him or send anyone to attack him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land.

Meanwhile, be sure to check out this excellent piece at Ammo.com titled Magna Carta Day: The Forgotten History of Magna Carta Day and What It Commemorates.

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3:09 PM 6/14/2021

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Fox Friday 6-4-21

The fox's situational awareness is always on high.

Alert and looking.

These two alternated between eating and watching out.

As it happened, one afternoon this week I ventured into the zone unaware that there was a fox there. I tried to look as nonthreatening as possible and avoided eye contact. The fox didn't leave the yard, but he watched my every move. Great situational awareness on his behalf.