Wildlife

So it's about 9:45 pm. I'm in the dining room, stripping the paint off the windows. Listening to a CD and generally enjoying my "down time." (OK, maybe stripping paint isn't really down time, but when the kids are in bed, it's heaven! heh)

Anyway, Ric is at Priesthood meeting, and all of a sudden I hear the front screen rattling. (It's still nice enough at night that we leave it open until we go to bed.) First I thought that Ric was home a little early, but I didn't see his car. Then I thought that one of the cats was still outside. Of course that would be a BAD thing since I was just smelling skunk!

When I get to the door, two little black eyes stare back at me with a little mask on it's face. It's the CUTEST little raccoon. NO, there are TWO raccoons! On my porch! The first thing I think is that I HAVE to get my camera.

While I run into the back room to get it, one starts climbing up the metal post thingy, the other one just sits at the door wondering when I'm going to let it in. Of course by now, both cats are curious as to why I'm taking pictures out the screen door! (I'm sure my neighbors were too!)

The problem was... the camera would only focus on the screen! So I'm making a racket trying to get it off in time to get pictures! (I wasn't going to open the door - those little guys were definitely not invited inside!) This is what I got! Cute - but they won't get anything from me - the little bandits!

All I can say now is that I'm REALLY grateful that what I found wasn't the SKUNK I smelled just 15 minutes earlier! Eeeeek!