March 14: Rattie

Some people will be disgusted by this, but I have a rodent friend living in the shed outside my apartment balcony. Every once in awhile, I see her peeking out in the evening light, or the cat makes a ruckus by the window and I know she must be moving around out there. I think she's cute. It's nice, of course, that she's not inside my apartment, and I realize how many problems the wild species has caused for humans throughout our history, not to mention that some people have an irrational dislike for rats' hairless tails, but they're smart and they're survivors and I have to respect them. Plus, if you've ever had a domestic rat as a pet... well, my heart gets melty.