April 2007 Newsletter
about the blind raccoon who invited himself to lunch on my patio? A true story, sure to make you thing.
Last week, after filling bird feeders with sunflower seeds, a blind racoon with a bad leg showed up to feast on the seeds dropped on the patio. This was lunch time and it finally dawned on me that something was't quite right. A small object was thrown at him through the partially opened screen door. He showed no intention of leaving and kept forageing for seeds.
Putting an action plan in place, a 5 gallon bucket was retrieved from the garage, then I tiptoed to the back yard certain the rascal was long gone. But, noooo, he was still feasting away. As I silently crept closer to the furry rat, my heart pounding at the forethought of being malled by a five pound noctural creature, I wondered what the heck to do if he was actually caught.
Oh well, too late now. The bucket slid ever so quietly and effortlessly over him and a concrete planter was deposited on the top so he could not escape. A call to the York County Humane Society was the trick to have him hauled away, after finding out he was blind and had a broken leg.
The moral of the story? Raccons who come to lunch are normally sick or injured, to alleviate this problem altogether here's a suggestion:
Contact Animal Wildlife Control (a privately held company) to set traps for permanent removal of animals:
803-242-2685
- Plant bulbs in the garden
- Tangle with Uncle Sam :-)
- Start a walking, biking, running program
- Find out about Friday the 13th
- Celebrate No Housework Day
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In This Issue
• April is a great month to....
Coconut Cake - Yum, Yum
Click here for a fantastic Coconut Cake Recipe
Happy Spring - Aaaacchoo
