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Our raccoon baby games have commenced!

Carmen

7/1/2007 5:04:00 AM

Well, it's one of my *favorite* times of the year.

The mother raccoons are training their offspring "rac life skills."

Splashing in the water bowl or trotting in close formation, these
babies sure are precious (and precocious!).

The moms teach the babies how to swim in our pond in the backyard.

Now THAT's a sight! lol (And no longer a cause for alarm as we're no
longer keeping expensive fish in it - we've been learning, too! ;-)

And how to hang upside down from three legs on a low hanging limb and
reach out with the other limb to grab an oreo (or two) off the patio
table.

And have you ever seen a baby rac as it was learning how to climb a
tree?

They THROW themselves FULL THROTTLE at the tree trunk and land
kersplat!! against its base about a foot off of the ground in a FULL
SPREAD EAGLE! lol

(And then they just hang there for a second until they catch their
breath, apparently. ;-)

Anyway, it's been one of those really *rare* lazy days for me but now
it's time to go outdoors and watch our annual (hilarious) "Raccon Baby
Games." (To me, it is just the greatest show on earth. :-)

So I'll wish you all sweet dreams (and even sweeter awakenings :-).

g'nite!

Carmen
26 Answers

Robin

7/1/2007 5:51:00 AM

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On Jun 30, 10:04 pm, Carmen <miraclestud...@earthlink.not> wrote:
> Well, it's one of my *favorite* times of the year.
>
> The mother raccoons are training their offspring "rac life skills."
>
> Splashing in the water bowl or trotting in close formation, these
> babies sure are precious (and precocious!).
>
> The moms teach the babies how to swim in our pond in the backyard.
>
> Now THAT's a sight! lol (And no longer a cause for alarm as we're no
> longer keeping expensive fish in it - we've been learning, too! ;-)
>
> And how to hang upside down from three legs on a low hanging limb and
> reach out with the other limb to grab an oreo (or two) off the patio
> table.
>
> And have you ever seen a baby rac as it was learning how to climb a
> tree?
>
> They THROW themselves FULL THROTTLE at the tree trunk and land
> kersplat!! against its base about a foot off of the ground in a FULL
> SPREAD EAGLE! lol
>
> (And then they just hang there for a second until they catch their
> breath, apparently. ;-)
>
> Anyway, it's been one of those really *rare* lazy days for me but now
> it's time to go outdoors and watch our annual (hilarious) "Raccon Baby
> Games." (To me, it is just the greatest show on earth. :-)
>
> So I'll wish you all sweet dreams (and even sweeter awakenings :-).
>
> g'nite!
>
> Carmen

I've never seen a raccoon in the fur, as it were... :))

Deborah

7/1/2007 6:37:00 AM

0

On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:50:38 -0000, Robin <miracleweb@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Jun 30, 10:04 pm, Carmen <miraclestud...@earthlink.not> wrote:
>> Well, it's one of my *favorite* times of the year.
>>
>> The mother raccoons are training their offspring "rac life skills."
>>
>> Splashing in the water bowl or trotting in close formation, these
>> babies sure are precious (and precocious!).
>>
>> The moms teach the babies how to swim in our pond in the backyard.
>>
>> Now THAT's a sight! lol (And no longer a cause for alarm as we're no
>> longer keeping expensive fish in it - we've been learning, too! ;-)
>>
>> And how to hang upside down from three legs on a low hanging limb and
>> reach out with the other limb to grab an oreo (or two) off the patio
>> table.
>>
>> And have you ever seen a baby rac as it was learning how to climb a
>> tree?
>>
>> They THROW themselves FULL THROTTLE at the tree trunk and land
>> kersplat!! against its base about a foot off of the ground in a FULL
>> SPREAD EAGLE! lol
>>
>> (And then they just hang there for a second until they catch their
>> breath, apparently. ;-)
>>
>> Anyway, it's been one of those really *rare* lazy days for me but now
>> it's time to go outdoors and watch our annual (hilarious) "Raccon Baby
>> Games." (To me, it is just the greatest show on earth. :-)
>>
>> So I'll wish you all sweet dreams (and even sweeter awakenings :-).
>>
>> g'nite!
>>
>> Carmen
>
>I've never seen a raccoon in the fur, as it were... :))

There aren't any in San Miguel de Allende. I can't think of much
wildlife I ever saw there. Just domestic animals. Dogs. Donkeys.

Deborah (BC)

Carmen

7/1/2007 6:53:00 PM

0

On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:50:38 -0000, Robin <miracleweb@gmail.com>
wrote:

>I've never seen a raccoon in the fur, as it were... :))

Gee, Robin! No wildlife up there in Wisconsin?!? (I'm just supposing
that in Mexico, if they're there in the first place, racs would most
likely be *on* the locals' menu and not invited over to dinner. ;-)

They're cute and smart and many are quite friendly.

One of the three moms that are visiting us this summer is almost like
a pet to us - she's been visiting our home since her mom brought her
here when she was a baby rac herself (I call her Cookie, 'cuz she
*really* likes anything sugary to eat).

They're incredible acrobats, too, and really amazing to watch.

And the babies, while they're learning, are *really* funny!

(A good example, I think, of how everyone looks who's really motivated
to learn *any* new but challenging skill. ;-)

Got any wildlife where you are, hon? I'd love to hear more about your
life south of the border. (And I'm really glad that you seem so happy
there! :-)

Big smiles across the miles,
always,
Carmen

Gene Ward Smith

7/1/2007 7:14:00 PM

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Carmen <miraclestudies@earthlink.not> wrote in
news:cdvf83hsdce03p538q11qq6a5hqecnlao7@4ax.com:

> Got any wildlife where you are, hon? I'd love to hear more about your
> life south of the border. (And I'm really glad that you seem so happy
> there! :-)
>

When I was living in Germany I was discussing the differences between
wildlife in North America and Europe, and mentioned racoons, which I knew
were native to North America. I immediately got the response "that's a
washbear!" It seems raccoons are extremely common in Germany.

Robin

7/1/2007 7:34:00 PM

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On Jul 1, 11:52 am, Carmen <miraclestud...@earthlink.not> wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:50:38 -0000, Robin <miracle...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I've never seen a raccoon in the fur, as it were... :))
>
> Gee, Robin! No wildlife up there in Wisconsin?!? (I'm just supposing
> that in Mexico, if they're there in the first place, racs would most
> likely be *on* the locals' menu and not invited over to dinner. ;-)
>
> They're cute and smart and many are quite friendly.
>
> One of the three moms that are visiting us this summer is almost like
> a pet to us - she's been visiting our home since her mom brought her
> here when she was a baby rac herself (I call her Cookie, 'cuz she
> *really* likes anything sugary to eat).
>
> They're incredible acrobats, too, and really amazing to watch.
>
> And the babies, while they're learning, are *really* funny!
>
> (A good example, I think, of how everyone looks who's really motivated
> to learn *any* new but challenging skill. ;-)
>
> Got any wildlife where you are, hon? I'd love to hear more about your
> life south of the border. (And I'm really glad that you seem so happy
> there! :-)
>
> Big smiles across the miles,
> always,
> Carmen

Yes there were raccoons in WI but the Academy is in a very busy area
of town, the Raccoons never came around but I saw my first squirrel
there. Here in Mexico, I don't know, there isn't any wildlife around
the town, to many street dogs I guess...

Your descriptions are very precious though Carmen, I enjoy reading
your experience, it's not to much of a leap to gain the feeling of
Raccoonness from you dear one...

Thank you for sharing them with me... :))

Carmen

7/1/2007 7:49:00 PM

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On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:13:48 GMT, Gene Ward Smith
<genie@chewbacca.org> wrote:

>Carmen <miraclestudies@earthlink.not> wrote in
>news:cdvf83hsdce03p538q11qq6a5hqecnlao7@4ax.com:
>
>> Got any wildlife where you are, hon? I'd love to hear more about your
>> life south of the border. (And I'm really glad that you seem so happy
>> there! :-)
>>
>
>When I was living in Germany I was discussing the differences between
>wildlife in North America and Europe, and mentioned racoons, which I knew
>were native to North America. I immediately got the response "that's a
>washbear!" It seems raccoons are extremely common in Germany.

Germany is one of my favorite countries! I didn't get out of Munchin
very much (except to take trips to Italy and France) so I'm not
surprised I didn't see one while I was there and it's not likely I'd
have seen a rac from a high-rise window (they're too stealthy to be
seen most of the time. even from ground level). lol

I guess they call them "washbears" because they like to wash their
food before they eat it. So rational! (The German language is that
way with most of its nouns, isn't it?)

Anyway I'm glad to hear they have racs there. That's good to hear.
Thank you!

BTW, where did you live while there?

Hugs,
Carmen

Gene Ward Smith

7/1/2007 7:56:00 PM

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Carmen <miraclestudies@earthlink.not> wrote in
news:r53g83h687kcmpfhfc24rdnt9mo9f781bb@4ax.com:

> I guess they call them "washbears" because they like to wash their
> food before they eat it. So rational! (The German language is that
> way with most of its nouns, isn't it?)
>

Yep. Of course they also call them "raccoons" it turns out, but that's sort
of boring.

Tom Fox

7/1/2007 8:04:00 PM

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> I guess they call them "washbears" because they like to wash their
> food before they eat it. So rational! (The German language is that
> way with most of its nouns, isn't it?)
>

Gene "Yep. Of course they also call them "raccoons" it turns out, but
that's sort of boring."


~ 'Raccoon,' or so I've read, is from the Algonquin for "hand
scratcher."

~ If you know raccoons, you know why.




Tom Fox
Louisville, KY
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Carmen

7/1/2007 9:14:00 PM

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On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:34:05 -0000, Robin <miracleweb@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>Yes there were raccoons in WI but the Academy is in a very busy area
>of town, the Raccoons never came around but I saw my first squirrel
>there.

I presume you're talking about the four-legged variety of squirrel.

(Just funnin' with ya', hon. ;-)

>Here in Mexico, I don't know, there isn't any wildlife around
>the town, to many street dogs I guess...

Too many hungry people, too...

>Your descriptions are very precious though Carmen, I enjoy reading
>your experience, it's not to much of a leap to gain the feeling of
>Raccoonness from you dear one...

Well, if there's anything to Native American spirituality, apparently
raccoon is a totem for Tom and me (we have so MANY of them around and
they're for the most part very friendly to us :-).

IOW, I have an element of "raccoon-ness" in myself. lol

So I guess that makes it easy for me to express to others.

(And I'm really glad that you enjoyed it, hon. I really am! :-)

>Thank you for sharing them with me... :))

Wish I could have shared them playing last night in the light of the
full moon, "dog paddling" around in the pond for all they're worth!

lololol

Smiles and joy to you, sweet heart,
a l w a y s,
Carmen

Carmen

7/1/2007 9:21:00 PM

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On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:55:51 GMT, Gene Ward Smith
<genie@chewbacca.org> wrote:

>Carmen <miraclestudies@earthlink.not> wrote in
>news:r53g83h687kcmpfhfc24rdnt9mo9f781bb@4ax.com:
>
>> I guess they call them "washbears" because they like to wash their
>> food before they eat it. So rational! (The German language is that
>> way with most of its nouns, isn't it?)
>>
>
>Yep. Of course they also call them "raccoons" it turns out, but that's sort
>of boring.

lol

(Whatever ya' call 'em, they're fun to watch *and* interact with. :-)

Did you enjoy Germany?

I did. Wow! LOVELY people! (Not *at all* what I'd expected or was
told that I'd encounter...except some up north who *did* seem like
they stepped right out of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." lol)

Fun memories, honey. Thank you!

Ich liebe dich.

Carmen