Neighbor Observer Pillows

'They do have a dog next door but I've been assured he doesn't bark.'

"I just never realised how sad our neighbours were until this lock down!"

"We found the poor thing stranded on the beach last summer and decided to adopt it."

'I wouldn't say this wine's name is long, but it's continued on the bottle next to it.'

"Thor! I am Thor! Ha. Just kidding. I'm Tom the Seagull."

...And he calls himself the 'Green' Giant...

"Finches, don't look now, but there's a creepy guy staring at our beaks."

Bird feeding chick that is nesting in a knight's helmet

"First time pruning?"

"The woman on the fire escape who acted like it was a balcony"

"Go away, he's not done playing Cowboys and Indians yet."

"We really need more perennials? Aren't my weeds and crabgrass enough?"

How Nature Senses a Change in the Weather

'Good news. I found where the termites have been living.'

"Okay, you both know the rules: no trash talk, no batting the other guy all over the house if he’s unconscious, watch the claws and nails..."

'We like the occasional drink on the patio.'

'Why can't my walks be that fun?'

"See? And you said you couldn't work from home."

"Maureen Alsop is leaving her magnolia, and her delphinium and her cats with us this weekend."

"We've discovered they mate for life, as long as they don't discuss politics."

Duck Hunt

"Walk, hell- I gotta dance."

Annie, the Reptile version: 'The sun will come out tomorrow! Tomorrow! You will sun yourself tomorrow!'

Cat says of armadillo, 'It's one of those big armored rats.'

"Want me to talk to the squirrel's mother, or would you prefer to handle it on your own?"

Cat tries to reach a birdfeeder on stilts.

Neighbor Leaf Wars

"You're right—there's no such thing as personal space in a hibernaculum."

". . . So that's 4 birdies, 1 eagle, 2 ferrets and a rabbit!"

"I could catch a bicyclist, well maybe not a bicyclist, but I could catch a jogger, definitely."

The prying mantis,

"It can't be much of a life working all day, but at least he gets to wear a stripey jersey."

"I've got you in my sights now, Mister Squirrel, with your fluffy tail and those tiny hands clutching that itty-bitty nut. Aww, you must be hungry...poor little fella... I love you, Mister Squirrel."

What does aloof mean?

"He loves his leaf blower."