The mink sighting stands out to me—road-killed or not, that's a rare one to come across. And the detail about the mama mink carrying a baby rabbit last year is the kind of thing that makes you stop and rethink how much is happening just off the porch. Sensible call on the photo; a still body can be a lot for some folks even without blood. The lizard from your daughter in Louisiana fits the thread's spirit well, especially arriving as a reply to the massasauga shot.