Rodent’s end of the road

This year has been good for rodents. For whatever reason we’ve had the worst rodent infestation in our backyard that I’ve seen since they tore down the block where Hotel Commonwealth stands now. My wife suggested that we put some poison out back, but I cautioned that it’s probably illegal, and, besides, there’s that catch-all American response: Imagine the liability!

But it seems like somebody did something, because yesterday morning I saw this rodent (I admit I don’t know whether it’s a rat or a mouse, but if pressed, I’d guess it’s a brown rat).