Friday, November 20, 2009

Critter Central

I’ve been taking the bird feeders down at night and haven’t seen the raccoons again, but the collection of critters Dean has seen nearby on his way to work recently include not just raccoons but a black bear and a wolf. I think I prefer the bears. At least they run when you yell at them. The raccoons just give you a dismissive glance and get back to rooting around for sunflower seeds.


Top five signs critters keep coming up on your deck:


5. The old regular squirrels don’t show up any more, because it’s gone all “touristy” now.

4. The new show on Animal Planet is just a feed from a webcam on your patio table.

3. Your weird neighbor has a restraining order to stop him from “coming over to leave you a little something,” but you’re still cleaning odd piles of poop off the deck.

2. Your weirder neighbor keeps coming over with a knife, fork and a shaker of salt, asking if he can hang around until “something tasty comes scurrying along.”

1. Sarah Palin keeps shooting at your house, and she must have a reason.

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