The other morning Susan had to work at five in the morning. When I got home, I went out for a smoke. I thought I heard something so I went to the railing and saw three masked bandits in the back yard. They were so cute, wandering around, checking things out.
One of them started making a noise - I'd never heard a raccoon before - which was almost like a purring sound and then a soft bark at the end. Another one climbed up on a kids play table and proceeded to play with one of the toys as it lay in the water which had pooled on it.
It was a great experience because they couldn't see me and just went about their business. I love the way they move, they look so powerful with their bulky bodies all hunched over. They look as though, at any moment, they're going to stand up and start running.
I love being able to peer in on wildlife unnoticed, it is so amazing to see the wild creatures in my backyard, no matter what it is; birds, squirrels, deer, raccoons. It is all so special to me, a little taste of wild nature so close to the city. It's too bad that man has to continually encroach on their natural habitat.
"Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is to think of it again." -Goethe
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought." -Dhammapada
"How soon not now becomes never." -Martin Luther
"Even the longest journey begins with a single step." -Chinese Proverb
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