Two Mysteries, One Solved, One Not So Much

Last week or so Jax and I came back from hiking and found a skunk in the office trash can. As it came out of the trash can and saw us it sprayed. But it never really stunk that much. Teresa and I started bringing the large porch trash can into the kitchen each evening as with darkness the raccoons would tip it over each evening. When we ran out of guests for the winter we just left it in the kitchen. Not long after the skunk sprayed in the office I emptied the office trash can into the large trash can and since that day the large trash can has smelled like skunk. It finally hit me that when it sprayed in the office it sprayed into the office trash can and once I emptied the trash into the large trash can I simply transferred the smell.

When Jax and I got back from Dripping Springs I noticed the mat from the bottom of one set of porch stairs was about two feet from where it usually is.

Looking at where it use to be, something was digging a tunnel and came up where the mat was and to get out pushed it a couple feet away.