Life is full of battles. There are a lot of enemies out there. Some are human, others are non-human and then there are spiritual enemies as well. This blog is devoted, in part, to combatting the enemies of biblical truth whoever or whatever they may be.

Well, recently I’ve been fighting a different kind of enemy for the past few weeks—a skunk that has taken up residence in my yard. I finally got a live trap and baited it with marshmallows (kosher, of course) and peanut butter. Just last night I came out of my backyard office building (a converted chicken house) at about midnight and almost ran into the skunk. We both surprised each other as he scampered off. He’s really cute. Thankfully, he hasn’t sprayed, but he has been tearing up my flowerbeds and lawn in search of grubs and earthworms.

This morning he was in my trap. Yeah! I just came back from releasing him on the other side of the river.

After I shook him out of the trap and backed off quickly, he did spray, but didn’t get me.

Good riddance and have a nice life Mr. or Mrs. Skunk—whatever you are.

There’s the trap next to the garbage bag a wrapped it in. Just beyond the trap you can see a black spot disappearing into the grass. That’s the skink.