Pool Party

Today was a balmy 51 degrees. The ice in the coonie pool finally melted enough for me to remove the big chunk of ice! So I emptied and cleaned the pool, and gave the kids a little springtime pool party. They were THRILLED!! First a few moments to calmly test the waters......


Then watch out! The fun began! Splashing around like maniacs, wrestling and jumping and just plain ole' goin' crazy!! I think this face says it all. Look at that mischievous grin! You just know he's getting ready to start something!

Getting pummeled in the pool was fun, but hiding in here is fun too! No one will find me!

She doesn't need anyone else in the pool with her to have fun! She makes her own fun!

Oh YUCK! This doesn't taste as good as it looked!

It was so much fun watching them enjoy their little treat today. It's been a long winter without any water to swim and play in. Hopefully that's all behind us and spring is here to stay at last! Pretty soon the gang will have a big pond to play in, not just a little coonie pool, once they are released.

Daytime raccoon appearances.

Dandy roused herself during the day for a brief moment to say Hi while I was cleaning her pen. I got this quick look from her as if to say "why are you disturbing me?" then she went right back to bed. She's looking good!

The rest of the overwinters also seemed happy with the sunny weather today. Whitey, Screech, Daisy and Buddy all popped out to say Hi and check out the food I was leaving.

Whitey was the first to check it out.

Daisy made an entrance next and they both played with their food for a few.

Daisy decides to pass on the food I think! ha ha

Screech and Buddy find out the hard way they can't both fit through the hole at the same time.

It was a brief visit since everyone quickly decided they would rather be sleeping and went back to bed. Popeye and Foxy never even bothered to emerge!

With the weather starting to get nicer it's going to be time for this gang to start their next adventure and get released soon!

Home Sweet Home!

What a terrible night of travel! After getting on our delayed flight, we proceeded out onto the tarmac only to sit for another hour waiting in line to take off! Instead of getting home at the reasonable hour of 10:30pm, we dragged our asses into the house at about 1am!

This is pretty much how I felt by then.......

It wasn't over there! We still had to trudge out back and take care of the overwinters in some very windy, cold weather. Some of the released gang was out there too. Red was there in her usual "I wanna play, give me some attention!" mood. What a great coonie.

No sign of Paleface in the den box since I returned. She must have just needed a temporary place to hole up for a while.

The overwinters were happy enough to have us back to poke their heads out for a visit before the wind drove them back into the warmth of their den boxes. Don't let the sun fool ya....it was cold, windy and miserable.