I didn't sleep well last night, I was wound way too tight and sleep just wasn't very heavy. I woke up somewheres around 4 a.m. and decided to get up and go for a morning walk. It was still dark out, so I could swing my arms back and forth like a crazy person... and I was about 1/2 way through my walk where I turn off the major road and head down a side street.... and I hear something. Is it purring? Is it barking? wtf is that noise??? I look down in the direction of the noise and I see two baby raccoons staring at me from a sewer. No doubt mommy was out scavenging and that is where she left them until she returned. I stopped dead in my tracks because they were just too precious. I tried to mimic their sounds and one of them was wary and ducked back in, the other seemed like he was more interested in me. I decided that even cute baby raccoons could have rabies and kept walking. but I looked back at the wee thing and saw that it was watching me walk away. It was too cute.
There have been morning doves in my back yard for the longest time, I noticed about a month ago that there were discarded egg shells. I hoped that there was baby birdies but i never saw them up until about a week ago. My cats started going nuts staring out the back window and i didn't know what for, Even hemlock started getting down real low, mewing, and then licking his lips. as if he knew what baby bird tastd like.
There were two baby morning doves and i loved to watch the momma bird and papa bird come and visit them and feed them. It was really sweet to watch... Now, hopefully, I can get back in my backyard and clean it up, since they appear to be gone.
now, i'm gonna take a nap before john gets in and we have to go grocery shopping.
Posted by hawkie at June 28, 2004 04:49 PM