For the last week or so we have been watching three baby armadillo's that have been happily foraging around our neighbours house. They are now about half their normal size and have been very entertaining, they can really eat a lot......
So imagine my son's suprise when he was sitting at his computer when something just happened to catch his eye. Looking at the neighbours pool he could see something swimming in the water. Taking a moment to look closer he realised that it was the three armadillo's paddling rapidly and going round and round in circles along the edge of the pool......
After a loud yell for me to come running from the other side of the house, Jonathan, Tiffany and I ran out of the back door and over to our neighbour's gate. We did not wait for an invite but cranked open the gate and ran to the edge of the pool. There was three fairly young armadillo's with their little heads held high paddling for all of their worth. Yikes! talk about pathetic and sorrowful. We already knew this pool well and realised there was no route of escape for them......
Thinking ahead Tiffany had grabbed from the garage a large red plastic plant pot to use as a scoop. Let me tell you they are squirmy little suckers! The first one I tried to rescue rapidly swam for the middle of the pool thinking he was in danger. I am not kidding when I say it was like Michael Phelps and his turn under the water was spectacular. They are very good swimmers but even I do not think they would have lasted long with no where to go and no way to get out. Tiffany luckily enough came up with a game plan and was able to trap her first rescue to the side using the plant pot and scoop him up. I have to say the little armadillo rapidly headed for the bushes, not a thanks in sight! Now I do not know how smart armadillo's are but these ones in particular seemed pretty bright. The second one sensing he was about to be saved put up very little struggle, but the one that I had tried to scoop was still gamely swimming for the middle of the pool. But once he saw the second one rescued he began doggy paddling for all he was worth to the side of the pool and came up right next to Tiffany and stopped for her to scoop him up. Pretty smart armadillo if you ask me......
I must say we all felt pretty good after this little bit of excitement and agreed that this had been a great part of our day. Sometimes it is enough to know that something or someone is better off because of a small kindness that you took a moment out of your day to do.......
If you ever find yourself paddling madly around a pool (figuratively speaking) I hope that there is someone with a big plastic plant pot to pull you out......
Have a great week everyone! Blessings, Maureen......
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