Quinny & Rollo are here!

Quinny & Rollo met the little kids the other day and it went great! I was able to leave them out in the pen with them. Quinny is little, but boy can he climb, and if one of the bigger boys gets out of hand with him watch out!! So despite his size...he is definitely holding his own out there!

Here is Rollo getting brave enough to come out and visit the gang.

Mohican is the first to check them out and he and Rollo hit it off great!

Nosey tells Mo....you go check it out and let me know what ya think!

Rollo was eager to meet them all! He's not shy, that's for sure! Nosey wasn't as thrilled!

Stinky says take my picture mom!

Reassuring Nosey that it's OK, you'll like your new friends!

Quinny just wants to drag the camera strap around.

....and checks out Stinky.

The very handsome Stinky is happy to pose. He's starting to resemble Seeker with those ears!


Rollo gets a better reception from Stinky than from his brother Nosey.

Toto and Mo are getting to be big boys now!

Stinky chilling out....I have "no comment" on the strategic positioning of that branch!! Ha ha! Maybe Stinky is imagining his future possibilities???

My little Toto...he's growing up so fast...what a little man he is becoming!

Quinny checking things out. He was more interested in the cage than the other coonies.

Rollo says Hi everyone!

OK mom! That's enough with the pictures! If ya want anymore, talk to my agent!

New Kids on the Block

The whole time my first group were out galavanting in the woods, the new kids were trickling in. It started early in 2007 and lasted longer with a lot of late babies. This year we welcome 3 early babies rescued by the Animal Rescue League from a chimney nest when their mom was hit by a car, 1 boy, Fuzzy and 2 girls, Silly & Red.

Then we have 2 more boys, Smokey & Goofball and another girl Dandelion (Dandy for short). All singles....Goof and Dandy were wandering neighborhood streets all alone. Smokey was the only good thing to come of a tragic story. Men working on a roof dropped tools in the chimney. In the course of retreiving them they discovered a mom and babies in there. They harrased and chased off the mom, then proceeded to start to kill the babies. One worker managed to scoop up the last little guy and brought him to me.

The next boy, Feisty, was brought in by a local animal control officer. His mom got into a huge fight with another coon that tried to raid the den. In the confusion, the babies ended up scattered out of the nest. The aco kept an eye on the situation and Feisty was the only one still there in the tree after a couple of nights so she rescued him. Lets just say his name speaks for itself!!

Finally we have brother and sister Sarge and Siren. They were found by local police wandering in a busy street and rescued. (and would never sit still enough for baby pictures!)

Once again over the course of the summer they all grew big and strong and very charming, learning to fish, climb and forage in knot holes and other hidden places.

Until again, one beautiful September day, the gang was released to find their way into the wild.