Saturday, August 1, 2020

Live Rescue



   I looked out my kitchen window, and saw something thrashing around in a bucket that had collected rainwater.I hurried out back and saw it was most likely a chipmunk, and one nearing the end of its struggles. It was no longer thrashing around, but its lips were still above water, gasping for breath. It may have been there for a long while--we'll never know. 
    I tipped the bucket and the chipmunk's apparently now-lifeless body streamed out along with the water.  It landed on its back. I used a nearby stick to turn it over onto its stomach, and to administer a few measures of CPR. It opened its eyes, lay there for about half an hour, and then crawled away. Probably to make a nest in the engine of my car, again.

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