I just came across this old photo and had to laugh all over again.
At a remote cabin many years ago, I had occasion to raise 4 raccoon pups after their mother was struck down by a careless speeder. That was the
beginning of an adventure until we weaned them for new homes. But for a couple months we had the wildest crew of 'bandits' you can imagine. Those
guys got into everything! A family picnic on the table outside was a riot! They loved it when our little girl would open the cabin door and show
them the fridge with it's treasures...like pepperoni pizza!
I was outside when I heard all the giggling going on, looked at this scene....and grabbed my camera. Of course my lab pup had to join in the fun.
Can you spot the masked rascal in this photo?
What a Great Pic
Gypsy Jan - 1-29-2014 at 02:18 PM
Correction to me - my bad eyesight, lower shelf, on the right?
[Edited on 1-29-2014 by Gypsy Jan]EnsenadaDr - 1-29-2014 at 02:26 PM
Looks like a racoon that likes Italian food!!Bajagypsy - 1-29-2014 at 03:13 PM
Pompano, we raised three raccoon cubs as well! they are a handful! It took me, my husband and the two oldest kids to keep track of them!Mulegena - 1-29-2014 at 03:31 PM
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Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
Looks like a racoon that likes Italian food!!
Not Italian food, silly wabbit.
Tha' rascally racoon a'munchin' Mulege Pizza!
willardguy - 1-29-2014 at 05:15 PM
hey I recognize some beer in there from the land of sky blue waters! watizname - 1-29-2014 at 05:22 PM
Great Willard, now I got the drums and jingle in my head for the rest of the day.BajaDQ - 1-29-2014 at 09:11 PM
Cute story and photo! Have lots of coons up here, very entertaining!
It's nice to know we can still buy that beer today at a few larger liquor stores. Oh, the memories........willardguy - 1-29-2014 at 09:19 PM
how cool were those old keg cans!
TMW - 1-31-2014 at 12:12 PM
Great moments like this last forever, thanks.Pompano - 1-31-2014 at 01:09 PM
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Originally posted by TW
Great moments like this last forever, thanks.
I couldn't agree more, TW. That was a summer to remember forever ...with a lot of smiles. Those raccoons were quite the handful, but adorable
nevertheless.
[Edited on 1-31-2014 by Pompano]willardguy - 1-31-2014 at 01:35 PM
sorry man, my bad Pompano - 1-31-2014 at 01:39 PM
Hah...no problemo, amigo. Now we have them all wondering!
To explain, I edited out part of my previous post before Willard has a chance to see the edit. ...no big deal.wessongroup - 1-31-2014 at 02:53 PM
I like well organized refrigerators ... thanks for sharing Udo - 1-31-2014 at 07:25 PM
When we live near Big Bear Lake, CA. we had about 18 racoons we fed on a regular basis. Although we never raised any babies.
The families showed up in shifts:
The 9 p.m. shift
The 11-11:30 p.m. shift.
The two a.m. shift
and the four a.m. shift.
They came in packs of four to six at a time.
Some followed me into the kitchen and ate PBJ sandwiches, fruit with peanut butter, plus they liked jelly sandwiches plus they also seemed to enoy to
gnaw on beef bones with scraps of meat on them.
Pompano - 1-31-2014 at 07:27 PM
UDO...THEY LOOK EXACTLY LIKE OURS....GOOD GRIEF, THEY'RE CLONING!!!Udo - 2-1-2014 at 10:07 AM
After about 3 months, I was able to tell some difference between the raccoons by their markings.
It's kind of like the whale watchers, after seeing them for a few times you get to recognize some.
