Miscellaneous: Unusual garden visitor

We had an unusual garden visitor today (October 11, 2020). I spied this little butterfly, a skipper, in the garden today, but it's not one I've ever seen before. Looking it up, I see that it's a Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis). Not common here, apparently. According to what I found online, it's normally found in the Orange County, California area, well south of us. Very pretty, though, with its bluish body and checkered wings.... 

Miscellaneous: Fox on the Garden Wall (February 26, 2015)

An unusual morning visitor in the garden today. I spied a fox running across the driveway. He hopped up onto the garden wall and posed there for a short spell.