8 November

Ghost Of The Foxes: Mothers Fate?

by Jon Katz
Ghost Of The Foxes

A neighbor came by and told me that he has seen a large red fox crawling around the fences just outside the farmhouse, and I wondered if perhaps he had taken Mother, if that is why she vanished so suddenly after seeming to settle in so well for a couple of days. Minnie stays close to the barn, Mother was a roaming hunter. We will perhaps never know.

The report of the fox brought back memories of the fox attack at Bedlam Farm earlier this year. Fran was nearly killed by a fox, but Simon charged across the pasture to save her. For weeks afterward, Fran would hop up on Simon’s back and she would ride him between the hay feeder and the big barn. Fran eventually succumbed to her wounds, but while she lived, she had her own Secret Service. It was always a bit of a shock to see Simon walking around with a Rhode Island Red on his back.

Minnie always hangs around Simon, Mother always went her own way.

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