A Gopher Fiasco
It was them or me
The first summer here I saw only a few gophers, at a distance. These ones are different than the ones I’d seen in Alberta. The ones here are more colourful and have a sort of speckled coat. They’re a ‘Columbian Ground Squirrel’ whereas the ones that I’ve seen in Alberta were ‘Richardson Ground Squirrels’.
At first, they were cute
They find a high spot, a…
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