raccoons – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com Newbery award-winning author Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:52:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.karencushman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 raccoons – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com 32 32 197177275 Signs of spring https://www.karencushman.com/signs-of-spring/ Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:00:51 +0000 https://www.karencushman.com/blog/?p=1106 Read more]]> deerAn early sign of spring here on Vashon Island is the number of hungry, pregnant deer. I love to see them, as long as they eat only our meadow weeds and nothing that blooms.

 

 

 

 

 

racoonThe raccoons are less welcome visitors because I worry about them menacing Otis, who is almost 18 and not as spry as he used to be. They sure are cute, though. From a distance.

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