night. the windows stay open and the night sounds drift in on the darkness. the raccoon family who nests every year in the hollow tree in our side yard, are our noisiest neighbors lately. they scuttle around the porch and through the front gardens on adventures. and it drives edgar crazy. the other morning i let him outside at dawn because he just wouldn't stay inside. and he went bounding across the yard....something i don't ever see him do anymore. i stood at the end of the porch as he circled around the yard in the silver morning light. and the baby raccoons, 4 of them, clung to the lilac bushes swaying. making their way towards the big hollow tree and their cozy little nest to sleep through the heat of the day.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
night. the windows stay open and the night sounds drift in on the darkness. the raccoon family who nests every year in the hollow tree in our side yard, are our noisiest neighbors lately. they scuttle around the porch and through the front gardens on adventures. and it drives edgar crazy. the other morning i let him outside at dawn because he just wouldn't stay inside. and he went bounding across the yard....something i don't ever see him do anymore. i stood at the end of the porch as he circled around the yard in the silver morning light. and the baby raccoons, 4 of them, clung to the lilac bushes swaying. making their way towards the big hollow tree and their cozy little nest to sleep through the heat of the day.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I can just visualise Edgar bounding after the racoon's. We dont have racoons in europe. They must drive you crazy sometimes, especially when you want to have a good night sleep.
ReplyDeleteWould love to see some photos of them.
happy wed.
val
What wonderful word images you have shared! Raccoons can be noisy and naughty at night for sure.
ReplyDeleteI too love the sounds of the night - but I'm with Edgar, the noisy raccoons drive me crazy!
ReplyDeleteI love open window nights and the wonderful sounds that lull us to sleep. When the raccoons come, sleep is hard to find. They are noisy.
ReplyDeleteI wish we could open our windows here...it's much to hot already, 90 degrees. I had a friend who was frequently visited by a raccoon who would perch upon their barbecue grill when it became dark. It was a very large raccoon. Once while visiting, I was sitting in their dining area where the table sits in front of a wall of windows and saw this huge animal sitting on their grill! It scared me to death as I had never seen it before on other visits. HA
ReplyDelete"and the baby raccoons, 4 of them, clung to the lilac bushes swaying"--what a vision.
ReplyDelete