They're Back!

It was so sad when our family of raccoons left two days ago. We figured that there just wasn't enough room in the old tree by our driveway for the growing kits anymore.

This morning when I got up, I wistfully looked at the hole. There was a brown furry flank in the opening. They were back!

I said to my Sweetie that she was either off visiting relatives for the Fourth or she was house hunting without any luck. My Sweetie said that maybe she was looking for foster homes for some of her brood.

We agreed that she probably felt very safe here because all we do is tell her what a sweet face she has and that she is such a good mother.

We were worried since we had seen only one kit. Had the rest been killed or did she abandon them? Not to worry! I just watched Mama and the four kits climb out of the hole and head for the branches above their den. Welcome home!