Cross species cooperation

A phenomenon rarely observed in the suburbs but we had strong evidence of it last night. DH had gone to harvest some of the lone remaining crop, tomatoes. He carefully monitors their ripeness and so far has managed to pick them ahead of the tomato snacking vermin. He came in the kitchen clutching his prized tomatoes and exclaimed with disgust “there was a rabbit in the garden!” Yes, the bunny had exploited the beat down fencing that the deer had so nicely pushed right down to ineffectualness (damn, that is a word?). Peter R. hopped right in, thankyouverymuch and was probably sitting there wondering why there weren’t any more bean plants coming up. Uh huh, sorry, we’re done feeding you. And just wait till next year! You’ll see! A proper fence is in the works. Higher! Reinforcing chicken wire dug in deeper! and if I had my way, electrified.

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