Raccoons

Cute, right? But... what if you had one of these guys crawl through your window and into your apartment right in front of your eyes?

Sound unbelievable? Well, this is exactly what happened to our friends Danielle and John the other night, when they were enjoying a simple night at home. While talking on the phone in the kitchen with all the lights on, Danielle heard a rustling noise in the corner of her kitchen. Thinking it was her cat, Minou, she was shocked and taken aback (to say the least!) to see a big raccoon crouching by the cat food bowl, using its "creepy little hands" (as Danielle puts it) to eat Minou's cat food. No amount of shouting or frantic arm waving would get him to budge... in fact, it only served to call one of his buddies over to the window who attempted to crawl in as well! Unluckily for the raccoon, John was quicker than he and it was blocked from joining its fearless companion in the kitchen.





Last night while visiting Danielle and John, Bob raccoon-proofed the window with wire. Needless to say, John and Danielle were very grateful... they've had quite enough raccoon adventures for now!



Since coming back to Vancouver, we've seen 2 skunks crossing the road, and have had to keep our distance from 2 very fearless raccoons outside of our apartment building. We were surprised when we first arrived to see this sign in front of our building entrance:



Going out for an evening walk is proving to be somewhat dangerous... forget the concern of crime... we're doing our best to keep skunk-spray- and raccoon-attack-free!

Musique du jour: The Beatles - Rocky Raccoon