Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Bon Bon Babies: Part Two

Each year around this time, Bon Bon Acres is turned upside down. Perhaps nothing is as adorable as baby raccoons yet they are the world’s greatest mischief-makers.  Not only will they drain each and every bird feeder but they will destroy them too.  At this point in the summer—i.e. their “childhood” I must take every feeder down and place them all in the garage overnight.  The birds—needless to say—are not happy with this plan but I have no other alternative.  The geese and ducks aren’t pleased either as this family of thieves will gobble up their corn in broad daylight.  They have a one-track mind:  food.  No amount of shooing and screeching from me makes any difference. Typical children, they know they can just wear me down. 

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That's mama coming up the hill.  Even she gets disgusted with them and takes off for awhile.

4 comments:

  1. kathleen, don't you realize they KNOW they can do anything and you won't get upset with them? they're adorable and they know it :)

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  2. They're absolutely charming! Have you read the non-fiction story about a raccoon named Rascal? I was so moved I cried throughout the story and especially at the end. Anyway, we had a raccoon visitor at our squirrel feeder a couple times and Earl chased him or her away. Then, he read Rascal and fell in love with raccoons and felt really bad about chasing them away.

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  3. Choo, I will have to read that book.

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  4. Choo, I found the Kindle edition at Amazon. Before I buy it, tell me if it is sad. I cannot stand to read anything about an animal dying.

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