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A lap full of wet furballs
It's raining and miserable for furry critters. So I opened the front
door to see where Miss Emily and Butterscotch were. In front of my door, curled up into a big, furry ball, were four raccoon kits. Very carefully, I went back inside and grabbed a handful of cat food, then very carefully stepped outside and sat down on the porch. I started handing out cat food, one piece at a time, and ended up with a lap full of juvenile raccoons. Mama raccoon was nearby, being VERY watchful, but wouldn't come near until I put some of the food down a little way from myself. I know it was stupid and dangerous, but he kits were shivering. Eventually, I shooed them off, and they joined mama raccoon. Miss Emily and Butterscotch gave me angry glares, then zoomed through the door as I went back in. Hugs and Purrs, Mark |
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On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 21:54:11 -0500, Mark Edwards
wrote: I started handing out cat food, one piece at a time, and ended up with a lap full of juvenile raccoons. Mama raccoon was nearby, being VERY watchful, but wouldn't come near until I put some of the food down a little way from myself. I know it was stupid and dangerous, but he kits were shivering. Eventually, I shooed them off, and they joined mama raccoon. Miss Emily and Butterscotch gave me angry glares, then zoomed through the door as I went back in. I wonder what those raccoons are thinking. Are they dangerous? The mama seems to trust you with her kittens. |
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On 7/15/2013 11:00 PM, Takayuki wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 21:54:11 -0500, Mark Edwards wrote: I started handing out cat food, one piece at a time, and ended up with a lap full of juvenile raccoons. Mama raccoon was nearby, being VERY watchful, but wouldn't come near until I put some of the food down a little way from myself. I know it was stupid and dangerous, but he kits were shivering. Eventually, I shooed them off, and they joined mama raccoon. Miss Emily and Butterscotch gave me angry glares, then zoomed through the door as I went back in. I wonder what those raccoons are thinking. Are they dangerous? The mama seems to trust you with her kittens. I don't think raccoons are dangerous (unless they're rabid). But they *do* have teeth and claws. I'm surprised the mama raccoon was so tolerant. Jill |
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A lap full of wet furballs
On Monday, July 15, 2013 10:54:11 PM UTC-4, Mark Edwards wrote:
It's raining and miserable for furry critters. So I opened the front door to see where Miss Emily and Butterscotch were. In front of my door, curled up into a big, furry ball, were four raccoon kits. Very carefully, I went back inside and grabbed a handful of cat food, then very carefully stepped outside and sat down on the porch. I started handing out cat food, one piece at a time, and ended up with a lap full of juvenile raccoons. Mama raccoon was nearby, being VERY watchful, but wouldn't come near until I put some of the food down a little way from myself. I know it was stupid and dangerous, but he kits were shivering. Eventually, I shooed them off, and they joined mama raccoon. Miss Emily and Butterscotch gave me angry glares, then zoomed through the door as I went back in. Hugs and Purrs, Mark Just saw this video "Greedy raccoon takes food to go" http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=1.815914 It is very funny. I am sure the cats were not amused though. Winnie |
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A lap full of wet furballs
On 7/20/2013 2:00 PM, Rusty wrote:
On Monday, July 15, 2013 10:54:11 PM UTC-4, Mark Edwards wrote: It's raining and miserable for furry critters. So I opened the front door to see where Miss Emily and Butterscotch were. In front of my door, curled up into a big, furry ball, were four raccoon kits. Very carefully, I went back inside and grabbed a handful of cat food, then very carefully stepped outside and sat down on the porch. I started handing out cat food, one piece at a time, and ended up with a lap full of juvenile raccoons. Mama raccoon was nearby, being VERY watchful, but wouldn't come near until I put some of the food down a little way from myself. I know it was stupid and dangerous, but he kits were shivering. Eventually, I shooed them off, and they joined mama raccoon. Miss Emily and Butterscotch gave me angry glares, then zoomed through the door as I went back in. Hugs and Purrs, Mark Just saw this video "Greedy raccoon takes food to go" http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=1.815914 It is very funny. I am sure the cats were not amused though. Winnie That is SOOOO funny! Thank you, Winnie! Jill |
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A lap full of wet furballs
Rusty wrote:
Just saw this video "Greedy raccoon takes food to go" http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=1.815914 Odd. I saw: A cat baffled by a balloon stuck to its belly from static electricity, a man walking beside a flatbed truck covered with tires, and a blurry video of a girl dragging a puppy by its front paws along a very smooth-looking floor (that is, the puppy didn't look uncomfortable). But no raccoons. This was on a news program. I don't understand - why do they show these videos on the news? But I guess that's what I get for not turning on the sound. -- Joyce When you finish, you have a complete (you hope) set of characters. So you call it a "character set". And because you're in a funny mood, instead of calling the numeric identifiers "numeric identifiers", you call them "code points". -- Steve Ferg, "Unicode Beginners Introduction for Dummies Made Simple" |
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"Bastette" wrote in message
... Rusty wrote: Just saw this video "Greedy raccoon takes food to go" http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=1.815914 Odd. I saw: A cat baffled by a balloon stuck to its belly from static electricity, a man walking beside a flatbed truck covered with tires, and a blurry video of a girl dragging a puppy by its front paws along a very smooth-looking floor (that is, the puppy didn't look uncomfortable). But no raccoons. This was on a news program. I don't understand - why do they show these videos on the news? But I guess that's what I get for not turning on the sound. -- Joyce When you finish, you have a complete (you hope) set of characters. So you call it a "character set". And because you're in a funny mood, instead of calling the numeric identifiers "numeric identifiers", you call them "code points". -- Steve Ferg, "Unicode Beginners Introduction for Dummies Made Simple" Every so often they like to show something quirky and/or funny to take the edge off all the bad news they are usually delivering/ Joy |
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On Saturday, August 31, 2013 6:13:08 PM UTC-4, Bastette wrote:
Rusty wrote: Just saw this video "Greedy raccoon takes food to go" http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=1.815914 Odd. I saw: A cat baffled by a balloon stuck to its belly from static electricity, a man walking beside a flatbed truck covered with tires, and a blurry video of a girl dragging a puppy by its front paws along a very smooth-looking floor (that is, the puppy didn't look uncomfortable). But no raccoons. The link was updated each weekday to the video shown on that day's broadcast. What you saw was the that shown on Friday Aug 3. The one with a raccoon stealing cat food was on July 22, the day I posted previously. This was on a news program. I don't understand - why do they show these videos on the news? But I guess that's what I get for not turning on the sound. The show is called Canada AM, a news/talk show similar to the Today show, Good Morning America, and is on at the time as these U.S. shows. The video is called "What I Learn from the Internet Today" with a medley of funny clips. The commentator is a guy named Jeff, who loves cats. So often you see clips of cats. The link is named "Jeff's video" I love watching it on TV. If I miss it, I go to the webpage and watch it online. You really should turn on the sound as Jeff's comments are often hilarious and got the co-anchors of the show laughing their heads off on air. The one you saw showed a cat stuck with a balloon from static and couldn't get rid of it. Winnie -- Joyce When you finish, you have a complete (you hope) set of characters. So you call it a "character set". And because you're in a funny mood, instead of calling the numeric identifiers "numeric identifiers", you call them "code points". -- Steve Ferg, "Unicode Beginners Introduction for Dummies Made Simple" |
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