Fauna

Last year it was ticks, lots of them. This year, snakes, ants, and,worst of all. bugs. And, oh, the chipmunks are moving in. They're quite bold.
This guy is sitting on top of the trash can, unfazed. His kin are evidently living under the ramp in front of the house when not hanging out under my car.
Also note the abyss formed by the runoff from the ill-fated Gutter Helmet: you could lose a family member in that cavern.  Alas!