Animal Update

Teemu riding in Siuntio near my parents' summer house. Their neighbors have a horse-farm and I was supposed to tell everyone what their names (both neighbors' and horses) are but I've forgotten. The children love them both. I especially like Teemu's unorthodox riding helmet.

There some sad news too. A few days ago some animal broke into the duck and chicken house in the home backyard in Helsinki and... killed them all.

We think it was a fox, but foxes don't usually kill everyone -- rather they grab one and quickly take off. So it might be a mink. Although I'm not sure if any live in the vicinity. A narrow creek runs by the house, so there you have the (required) water, but still, I'd be surprised if it was a mink. I was authentically saddened by the news. All the ducks and chickens had names, they were part of the family, and many visitors came over just to see them. The bunnies are alive, thanks to a fenced cage-floor.

I'm hoping my parents decide to get raise more ducklins and chicks, but we'll see.