Raccoon!!!!!
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summer_jackelSkeeter woke Chris up barking in an unusual way at around five in the morning. When Chris investigated, he found Rhody the chicken dead and this young 'coon treed by the coop:
Pretty little bastard, isn't he?
We debated. Killing the little fella seemed wrong. We tried to catch him with a noose on a stick, to pop him in the cat carrier to take him elsewhere, but he of course got higher in the tree. Finally, he just came down and left. Wonder if he'll be back?
This is the first raccoon we have had in nearly six years living here. Unknown if he is just a straggler looking for a free lunch, too young and clueless to be scared by the scent of our five dogs, or if we have more raccoons in Meeker now. We're going to try locking up the fowl in their shelter coop for the night and see what happens.
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Yesterday was...vexing, albiet amusing in retrospect. The brakes in my car were failing, so Chris fixed them, which involved me driving to Santa Rosa in his '57 bug to get parts. I LOVE driving the '57, but was out of touch with how much gas was in it (no gas gage) and ran out on Occidental road. A kind stranger took me to Sebastopol, but neither the gas station, Rite Aid or Safeway had gas cans, so I was stuck. I called Chris, who told me to go to Milk and Honey (the local pagan/lesbian/alt bookstore) to hang out and relax until he came and got me. (There are reasons that I love Chris so much). So I got to chat with the rather amazing Alyx (1/3 of Copper Wimmin, one of the best bands ever, and new owner of the store) 'til me boy came 'n got me. Then we retrieved the bug before a nice officer was about to have it towed.
Also, I meant to do an entry before now about last weekend and seeing Copper Wimmin play *three* shows and how *amazingly incredible* they were. I actually got Chris, more crowd-aversive than I am if you believe that, to go to the Harmony fair (wonders never cease). We rode to Santa Rosa on the tandem. :D CW did two shows, but my favorite was the one at Wild Jane's the night before...longer set, and at the fiar they had to sing over 'dueling bands' on the next stage over. If you ended up on this journal after the last time I plugged them here, shoo, go, listen:
http://www.copperwimmin.com/music.html
I can't reccomend the music enough. Ownership of vintage Volkswagens, however, is more of a mixed bag.
This morning, my brakes should be back together. Bloody cars.
More pics behind the cut, mostly of my gorgeous Pouncival Ti cat, who has hit a year and is really showing his copper and his spots:
This is Chris under the '57. You do not want to be doing this. Really. Still, awfully useful that he can do this.
Jackel
Pretty little bastard, isn't he?
We debated. Killing the little fella seemed wrong. We tried to catch him with a noose on a stick, to pop him in the cat carrier to take him elsewhere, but he of course got higher in the tree. Finally, he just came down and left. Wonder if he'll be back?
This is the first raccoon we have had in nearly six years living here. Unknown if he is just a straggler looking for a free lunch, too young and clueless to be scared by the scent of our five dogs, or if we have more raccoons in Meeker now. We're going to try locking up the fowl in their shelter coop for the night and see what happens.
***
Yesterday was...vexing, albiet amusing in retrospect. The brakes in my car were failing, so Chris fixed them, which involved me driving to Santa Rosa in his '57 bug to get parts. I LOVE driving the '57, but was out of touch with how much gas was in it (no gas gage) and ran out on Occidental road. A kind stranger took me to Sebastopol, but neither the gas station, Rite Aid or Safeway had gas cans, so I was stuck. I called Chris, who told me to go to Milk and Honey (the local pagan/lesbian/alt bookstore) to hang out and relax until he came and got me. (There are reasons that I love Chris so much). So I got to chat with the rather amazing Alyx (1/3 of Copper Wimmin, one of the best bands ever, and new owner of the store) 'til me boy came 'n got me. Then we retrieved the bug before a nice officer was about to have it towed.
Also, I meant to do an entry before now about last weekend and seeing Copper Wimmin play *three* shows and how *amazingly incredible* they were. I actually got Chris, more crowd-aversive than I am if you believe that, to go to the Harmony fair (wonders never cease). We rode to Santa Rosa on the tandem. :D CW did two shows, but my favorite was the one at Wild Jane's the night before...longer set, and at the fiar they had to sing over 'dueling bands' on the next stage over. If you ended up on this journal after the last time I plugged them here, shoo, go, listen:
http://www.copperwimmin.com/music.html
I can't reccomend the music enough. Ownership of vintage Volkswagens, however, is more of a mixed bag.
This morning, my brakes should be back together. Bloody cars.
More pics behind the cut, mostly of my gorgeous Pouncival Ti cat, who has hit a year and is really showing his copper and his spots:
This is Chris under the '57. You do not want to be doing this. Really. Still, awfully useful that he can do this.
Jackel
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Date: 2005-06-19 02:18 pm (UTC)Sorry about all the problems you've been having...
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Date: 2005-06-19 03:14 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-06-20 04:22 am (UTC)You got some wonderful pets. How do you keep them all together, let alone keep them as happy as you do?
....and yes I can vouch for how friendly and well mannered they are.... I got mobbed by a quartet of doggie tongues a couple years back. ^-^
yay!!!
Date: 2005-06-22 05:24 am (UTC)Wow, his "glitter" came out in spades, didn't it. >^@@^< Shiny!!!
Picture tip, if you want to get a clear shot of his markings, without the crystal tips of his glitter reflecting the light, try snapping him from the direction his fur hairs point. Or, in indirect light.
I so have to take piccies of his relatives for you *^_^* His granny is constantly on my computer, sigh... laying on the monitor... stretching out... falling asleep... ROLLING OFF AND FALLING ONTO MY KEYBOARD... as I type...
His brother is seven kinds of gorgeous. Gotta get a piccie for you.
I'm jealous, you have a Pagan/Lesbian/Alt bookstore... sigh... here we have nothing. We used to have a nice little shop called Mother's, run by this nice old man called Mother, the local gay/lesbian bookstore. It's where I got my "Carlos" of the Billie Doll set *^_^* My anatomically correct gay dollie in his biker costume. But I think I lost part of his costume =( sigh... Anyhoo... that shop is gone, gone, gone... and nothing to replace it.
And your shop is run by one of Copper Wimmen? Och, lucky!!! I love the music I heard on their website, it's gorgeous!!!
mmm... tomorrow is comic book day!!!
MooncatX