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eteddys Jun 30, 2009

Hello,
I know that cute animals is Tammy's gig, but just had to post a pic of these adorable baby racoons.  They were our neighbors on our camping trip this past weekend.  They lived just across the creek in a big hollow tree.  They were so fun to watch.  They didn't like me getting close but allowed me to do so.  My husband kept his eyes peeled for momma while I snapped away with the camera.  It was nice to get away for a few days.  It's so hot here in Phoenix!  I did take some bears to work on and enjoyed the cooler weather. 

Hugs,

Alison

Jellybelly Bears Jun 30, 2009

Oh I love the picture Alison!  aren't they beautiful!  Thanks for sharing  :hug:  I hope Ellen pops on to see this

desertmountainbear Jun 30, 2009

Oh they are soo cute, what fun it must have been to watch them.  I grew up in the country, and twice when I was young, I had a racoon as a pet.  I can tell you as they grow up they are not good pets, but they are so much fun as babies.
Joanne

EvaJ Jun 30, 2009

Cute guys Alison.  I bet they were fun to watch.  Did you get cooled off in the mountains?  Too bad you had to go back to the valley and the heat.  Of course, you could live up by us as we are always hotter than the valley      The other day  when the official temp here was 117 we were actually at 120 at our house.   Isn't summer in the desert fun

TamiL Jun 30, 2009

What cuties!!!   

eteddys Jun 30, 2009

Eva,
Thank goodness we haven't hit 117 yet.  My air conditioning is broke!  We're running an evaporative cooler.  It's not working too well but we're muddling through.  We still can't decide if we're going to buy a new unit or have this one fixed.  It was much cooler at Haigler Creek where we camp but still very warm in the sun.  It was horrible to come home to 110 degrees.  I wish I could live on the creek in the summer.  Here's another picture I took.  It's not as cute as the racoons, but still an adorable fuzzy critter. 

Hugs,
Alison

thumperantiques Jun 30, 2009

Thanks for the super pics, Alison!  Boy, I don't know how you do it, with that kind of heat.  Anything over 75 with humidity, literally makes me nauseous. I would rather live in Alaska than live with your kind of heat.  I don't know if it's possible to be allergic to heat, but I get hives in the heat all the time, and hubby has asthma and has trouble breathing when its warm.  We keep our A/C on all the time,  once it starts to get warm and it sits at 20 degrees all summer (about 70) and I go outside as little as possible.  If I could eliminate a season, summer would be my choice lol!

                                                                                                                  hugs,

                                                                                                                  Brenda

doodlebears Celebration AmbassadorJun 30, 2009

Great pictures Alison, thanks for sharing them with us.

Hugs, Jane.   

sylvia bjb Jun 30, 2009

Thank you for the pictures, Alison, they're really good and, of course, the racoons are soooo sweet.....and the fuzzy creature!

:hug:  :hug:

EvaJ Jun 30, 2009

Alison, the first 5 years we lived in the Phoenix area all we had was a swamp cooler.  I wonder now how we ever made it but we did.      Hope you can get your a/c fixed.  We keep our a/c on 83 or 84 degrees and that is low enough for us.  The electric company loves all of us in the summer.

SueAnn Help Advisor, Banner SponsorJun 30, 2009

Adorable little bandits - sooooo cute!  And Fuzzy Ann is beautiful, too.  As a little girl, I had a fuzzy caterpillar as a playmate one day (named it Fuzzy Ann) and when I went out to play the next day, she was GONE!  I can't tell you how upset I was to lose my friend.  Stay cool, Alison.

svenstrup Jul 1, 2009

aww I love racoons... they looks so cute with their black "glasses" 

Beautiful pictures!

matilda Jul 4, 2009

Your camping break sounds idealic :dance:  :dance: love the pics.