you can take the girl out of the city, but you can't take the city out of the girl...

ok - this has happened a few times since i moved here. i am either walking on the pathway leading up to our front door or i happen to glance out the window overlooking our backyard when i see a fairly large rodent scurrying across my line of vision. i'm immediately disgusted with the thought of having to deal with large field mice and having to keep them out of our house. but i am grateful that at least they are not the water rats on steroids that you find crossing your path day and night in the (boston) commons. anyhoo, my brain then catches up with my eyes and i relax. it wasn't a mouse - it's just a cute little chipmunk!