Big Wallaby wrote:
Coolest view I've ever had of a bald eagle was when I was driving Coral into Epcot, just past the bus parking but before the cars. Eagle came out of the trees to my right and flew alongside the Monorail, before turning in and flying right across my cab windscreen about ten feet ahead of us.
Excellent!
Raccoons used to steal the outside cats' food on the front porch. They wouldn't come on the porch if I was out there and if I was inside and they came up I'd chase them off with eldest's son's wooden buster sword (buster sword:
http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/im ... ournal.jpg ), but the kids and hubby would try to chase them off by banging on the door and the like. The raccoons would laugh at them, until hubby stomped outside with the sword, then they'd either scurry off or he'd push them off.
But one time hubby just opened the door to yell at them, there was a scuffle, and he swore one of the baby raccoons ended up inside. That sounded nuts to me -- why would it come
toward him instead of all the other routes it could take? -- but he insisted on looking under my desk and generally searing the room but couldn't find anything, so everyone eventually wandered off. excitement over. I'm typing away and then there's this scratching noise behind my desk and then a little raccoon head pops up.
I have this monster desk so neither one of this found this encounter too unnerving, but hubby of course felt the raccoon should be chased outside, which involved corralling all five kids (who at that age thought having a raccoon in the house the coolest thing ever), and all five (at that time) indoor cats (who were of course eager to help), and clearing them out of the room; blocking the other four exits from the room; propping the front door and screen open; then snagging the three* outdoor cats (who figured the open door was an invitation); and finally hubby standing on my desk swinging a tatami sandal on a string to try to chase the critter out from behind the desk.
Eventually baby raccoon skittered along the wall and out the door, glad to be clear of the crazy people. I think word must've gotten out in the raccoon world, because we haven't seen raccoons out front much since then. They still steal, they just aren't as arrogant about it.
*We didn't plan on having eight cats; the neighbors abandoned their very pregnant cat when they moved out, we already had three cats when we took her in, then she had six kittens and we only found homes for two.