This little guy and his 2 siblings were hanging out a lot at Mom and Dad's while we were there this week. Mom and Dad have woods and a creek behind the house and when we were kids we actually used to put out food for the raccoons and enjoy their nightly visits. In recent years, however, they have made themselves too much at home and actually tear holes in the house and run around in the ceiling at night. Each year Dad has to get a humane trap from the animal control people and catch and release a number of them to keep them from tearing up the house. This seems to be the new batch for 2009. Anyway, this one took a liking to me. I sat out on the deck to get a picture and the little guy nearly crawled into my lap! Another night he came right up to the screen on the back door and looked at me as if to say "Hi!". I still think they are adorable and its a treat to see them when we are there but I understand why Dad runs them off and sends them away. Its pretty hard to sleep when you have what sounds like raccoons bowling over your head all night!
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