I think I’m having a slight reaction to the injection I got for the PET scan. The left side of my face is slightly numb and my teeth and gums hurt, making it difficult to talk.
I got quite a surprise tonight when I turned on the lights in the catio and stepped out to find a baby skunk, skunking around. I got my camera, but the little skunk stayed against the wall in the shadows where I couldn’t photograph it. It finally crawled through the wire under the steps and disappeared. I guess they can get their bodies through anything they can get their heads through — or else there is a skunk worm hole under the steps. The wire is the same 1.5 X 3 inches under the steps where the skunk disappeared as it is everywhere in the catio. I see I’m going to have to put chicken wire around the bottom of the catio in the near future.
The three photos were done this morning and this afternoon with my new Olympus E-620 and Le Long Lens.



Racoons, skunks. . .I guess the skunks make the racoons potentially pleasant by comparison.
Love Le Long Lens!
Sorry about the numbness. . .
Actually, I prefer skunks to raccoons. Skunks are pretty harmless. They don’t growl at us, they rarely spray, and they don’t ransack our outdoor kitchen, mess up the outdoor cat water, or get muddy paw prints all over everything like the raccoons. They root around in the garden for grubs and other insects, and otherwise mind their own business.
Thanks for the insights!