The Racoon Returns

"I haven't been at this restaurant in a while! It really went downhill when the cats started coming around..."


"Hmmmm, looks like they updated the sushi bar..."


"Ah, I just love these swim up to the bar joints..."

"Now where the hell's that cabana boy with fresh towels? My tail needs to be blown out!"


"If it doesn't rain I'll be back tomorrow -- it's two for one koi night!"

Scary Cat

That's one scary cat...would make a good Halloween card.

Possums Are Cuter Than Cats

Baby possum = cute & harmless



Grown cat = scruffy & nasty





So, that's the little scoundrel that's tearing up my pond and terrorizing my poor koi. Time to get the cage out...

The Possum and the Mist

The only things that disturbed the pond the night before last was the possum...



and this "mist" which wasn't seen by my naked eye but was captured by the game camera as I held it up after I heard a noise and asked if there was anyone there...

Pond Mystery Solved

Let me start off this post by declaring I am an idiot.

This is a follow-up to the last post regarding the mystery pond visitor that I couldn't make out. I questioned what type of "creature" with a white long neck was sitting in the pond. One of my friends had suggested it might have been a loon, and I quickly thought maybe she was right, especially after I had found a white feather floating in the pond. Once I looked at photos of loons on-line I didn't think that was the culprit.

So I set the camera up again and after the shot I got I realize I am an idiot. The white long necked "creature" is a sundial swan that I forgot we had which sits on the second level in the very back of the pond, and is pretty much covered by the irises. Besides the orbs seen in this shot the real "creature" is that tricky tricky raccoon to the right of the screen! His head is in the pond but his arm is hanging out. Another mystery solved!

Pond Mystery

The night before last the pond was hit again so yesterday I set up the game camera. This morning about eight inches of water was gone, but nothing was knocked over or disturbed. Only one picture was taken. There seems to be something white inside the pond. We all tried to figure out what it is but the best answer that we could come up with to the question, "What the heck is in there?" was my daughter's response...."Ummm, a reason to move?"



Ok, you sleuths, what do you think it is? It looks like something is behind a little grass that's to the left of the screen, inside the pond. I've tried zooming in but the picture breaks up too much so I can't see anything. The best I could do was manipulate it on Photobucket to show different colors...



Maybe one of you has a better photo program and sees something we're missing. If you do, please let us know.