Last evening my husband and I were sitting outside with Edwina enjoying a glass of wine. As dusk fell Edwina went on "full alert" - tail and back fluffed, eye wide. Sure enough...here comes big, fat Raccoon (known as Coonie) ambling out of the bushes.

And in the house we go leaving Coonie to his business -- which I'm sure includes a review of the content of the garbage cans. Never once though has he left the lid up!

One morning my husband went out to get the paper and there was momma Coonie watching proudly as her babies emerged from the garbage can.

We seem to have a virtual widelife center in the back yard!