Critters ! Geesh !

It has been a little while since I last posted.

I would like to take this time

to blame it on Mother Nature

and her beasts.

For the past 6? nights we have been awaken

by our canine alarm system sometime

between midnight and 3AM.

He is only about 10 months old, but

he has a big dog bark.

The first couple nights,

we told him to be quiet after

seeing that there was 'nothing there.'

Well, about night 2 or 3,

Mr. LB went out to take a look

and saw 2 raccoons.

The next day we borrowed

the neighbor's live trap.

That night we caught one,

and the little Seam-Ripper (Rip for short)

had the other 4 (yep, that's 5 all together) treed.

The following two nights,

we caught a big boar that the

cage would not contain.

Then we caught one more before

the neighbor said he needed the trap back

because his brother had a pack rat.

So finally, last night, we thought we just might

get some sleep - HA!

As we were getting ready to go to bed,

that trusty alarm went off.

Mr. LB went out and thought

he would see another raccoon.

On the lowest limb of the poor innocent tree (shown above)

that has now served as a fort to a number

of wild critters, was a bear.

It was only about a two year old so 

not as big as many we see.

These trees are right behind the house, mind you.

We called the neighbor knowing he has a tag to fill.

He's holding out for a bigger one.

Being exhausted from being awake for however

many nights now,

we decided to leave it and go to bed.

You can see the claw marks in the bark.

I don't have pictures of the raccoons or the bear,

because it was night time,

and I just wanted to sleep.

(Ignore the fur covered basket ball rolling around trying to get your attention:)

I will try to post something more exciting-

wait, maybe less exciting and something

a little more on the normal side, soon.

Maybe we will get to sleep through the night tonight.

Until then,

Nimble Fingers and Even Stitches