The Evening Floor Show Entertained Our Dinner Guests ... by Weezilou

The Evening Floor Show Entertained Our Dinner Guests ...

When friends joined us for dinner and a paired birthday for the two husbands (we keep celebrating Ken's "a bit" early over and over!) we were delighted when the special guest arrived! He was the biggest raccoon any of us had ever seen and guessed him to be 35-40#! Ashley was here with the boys, so she brought Ashton down to see him! Though we were all sitting at the table nearby, he'd come for the food and wasn't bothered at all by our presence. When he'd eaten his fill, he ambled away, and I was delighted to have gotten lots of photos!
how wonderful! fav
May 23rd, 2017  
Wow! What a beauty! He really is gorgeous and so polite to stay and enjoy Kens celebrations! Huge fav! I am keeping my fingers crossed we get some visitors in Lunenburg! So excited! Fav again if I could! You are up late?
May 23rd, 2017  
you and little visitors :)
May 23rd, 2017  
I notice this is not Posh's lovely china serving piece, I mean after all! I trust the door to the pet warehouse stays securely fastened as this fellow would have a field day in there! There's a story here, "Ken's birthday bandit stole the show, in the light of the purple pool!" Fun times! Happy birthday, Ken! Fav!
May 23rd, 2017  
oh my look at the expression, that's hilarious!
May 23rd, 2017  
I hate to be a wet blanket, but do stress to the kids to treat raccoons with respect since, at least on the East Coast, a raccoon that is unafraid of humans if often rabid.
May 23rd, 2017  
How wonderful to see one of these cute things in your backyard.
May 23rd, 2017  
wonderful entertainment for sure
May 23rd, 2017  
Sweet
May 23rd, 2017  
Sharp capture with great details...great caption
May 23rd, 2017  
What a great visitor to have :)
May 23rd, 2017  
Cute pic
May 23rd, 2017  
Wow... great capture!
May 23rd, 2017  
love fav
May 23rd, 2017  
how cute! Lovely capture
May 23rd, 2017  
This is so lovely Louise Fav
May 23rd, 2017  
Great capture
May 24th, 2017  
Wow! What a special guest :) fav
May 24th, 2017  
Oh, my goodness! How wonderful to have this backyard visitor! I rarely see raccoons around here...it would be so exciting to have one walk up to the back patio like this. :-)
May 24th, 2017  
Good to see Louise's backyard zoo is still in full swing.
May 24th, 2017  
@gaylewood It always is! Both here and in NS they find their way to the food I've set out for the cats!
@allie912 You're absolutely correct to to let kids know that "wild" animals will sometimes do unexpected things...use caution... and everyone should know to recognize the signs of a rabid animal. Every year I'm warned about the raccoons that come around, but none has approached me in a too-familiar fashion. I also spoke to the vet and was told that rabies were not currently a problem in our (NS) region where we see the most of them. I do stay alert to danger signs!
May 24th, 2017  
@golftragic LOL! You'd be amazed at the list of critters we've amassed over the past 40+ years!
May 24th, 2017  
@Weezilou Given what I've seen of your Dr Doolittle qualities I'd believe just about anything.
May 24th, 2017  
Excellent. A greedy little chap!
May 24th, 2017  
Love that face. Great timing and capture.
May 25th, 2017  
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