Cabbage The Brown Bat © Tré Inc. 2011

Here is the little darling Cabbage, when I tried to release him outside. He hooked into the deck rug, cold and shaking not able to fly. Brown bats usually wake when temperatures rise about 55F . . . it was 64F, and yet he felt it was still too cold in his mind. With gloves and a towel, I gently placed him back into the shoebox, and he happily went to sleep. This was when we decided to call Bat World and ask for advice, it was obvious that he still wanted to wait for spring. He sure did add an interesting dynamic to the rug pattern. Bat wings look like they have a spiderweb across them. I always thought their wings were smooth skin, his actually had a delicate texture. Very fascinating.

Cabbage Face © Tré Inc. 2011

Snug like a . . . Cabbage in a box! That sweet little fuzzy face, he rests inside the safe warmth and comforting darkness of my shoebox. By this time, he had fully resolved that I was not going to eat him, and he no longer cried when approached. I’d peek in the box, and if he was awake he’d peer up at me. His look was like, “Yeah, I’m still here, I am in a box you know.” Shortly after I shot his photo, we took him to the rescue home. I can visit him anytime, and shall call to check on him often. In two months we shall bring him back to be released. I think a Cabbage Release party shall be in order!