last october, my husband and i passed what appeared to be a roadkill porcupine on the shoulder of a utah highway. i have never let him hear the end of the fact that we drove past it, and did not turn around at the next exit in order to take a still blog photo of all of those perfectly photogenic quills. yesterday morning, on my 50th birthday, when he saw a roadkill beaver with a perfectly photogenic tail, he elected not to make the same mistake twice. thanks to him and thanks to this beaver for his beautiful tail, and his endearingly eloquent rear foot, which must have enjoyed swimming so much.

roadkill beaver tail and hind leg

highway 61 in white bear lake, saint paul, minnesota