Chapter Five

“Oh!!! It’s scary out here.  How did you manage, Hobbie?”

“I hid a lot.  Then, gradually over time, I started to make friends.”

“Friends!!!”

“Yeah,

Deer are good friends.

Raccoons are hilarious and know how the whole farm works.

Skunk is nice, but a bit hard to be around. I learned the hard way about Skunk.

Then there is porcupine—that one has a short, short fuse and can reach out and swat you in a flash.

Lots of friends, TLC, that’s how you make it.”

Hobbs looked at me and started walking down the point of the Rocky Hill.

Down the road, we just walked up.