Monday, March 8, 2010

Sweet Little Ball of Raccoons, I Think Not


When I first saw the Raccoon ball in the tree on the corner of Glen Road and 9N tonight, I thought it was one big fat raccoon. Then, I realized there was another one underneath.


After walking to the other side of the tree I could tell there were a few more sleeping up there.

As cute as they looked all snuggled up together, I couldn't help but think about how annoying they've been since we moved to Jay.

Here is a short list of how they have wreaked havoc on our property thus far:

1) In an attempt to get some birdfood, they broke our "old lady" clothesline.

2) They knocked over our pumpkins, had a feast and left the mess for us to clean up.

3) The Raccoons have been blamed for the disappearance of the blue jay's nest and their recently hatched babies.

4) After an overnight hiking trip, our packs were in the mud room drying out. The door was left ajar hoping that our cat would return home. Instead of seeing Mango in the morning, we discovered that my backpack was a mess, having been picked over of its food and Benadryl had been consumed. Shortly after, in broad daylight we saw a raccoon strutting across our lawn all pumped up on medication. That was the last night we left the door open for Mango and gave up hope for his return.

I'm pretty sure the raccoons will return to torment me some more. So, as sweet as they all looked in their little sleeping ball, I have no problem saying that I don't really like them.

4 comments:

Laura Hooker said...

Annoying, but ohhhhh so adorable!~ Cute pictures...here is to them leaving you alone!

L said...

Everytime I see a raccoon here I assume it's rabid. How sad. Garbagepickers.

Anonymous said...

I am certain they like you even less - you who blame them for making messes in your yard (pooooor baby...) when they do what animals do to survive, and you have occupied their world and do foolish things like leave your backdoor open. Be happy the bears were elsewhere - the "mess" would have been much worse. Let me guess -you "moved to Jay" from: a city? Suburbia?
-Eliot

Along the Ausable said...

Yeah you've got me pegged Eliot, I moved to Jay from the Big Ol City of Lake Placid.