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Wrestling Raccoons

Gary Roberts — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:29:44 +0000

As Wednesday morning came and I got ready for work, I looked out the window to check if there would be any rain in store for Toronto. The sky looked clear, and it seemed there was no threat of wet weather today. However, what definitely was in store as I looked outside was a pair …

Rampant raccoons

Gary Roberts — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:14:00 +0000

We’re plagued by raccoons right now. The little buggers have a den up under our neighbours’ roof, right next to our rooftop terrace. They usually come out at dusk to begin scavenging for food—after they’ve used our terrace as their personal, conveniently-located latrine, of course. Pretty gross! Over the weekend it rained heavily, so we …

Night of the Macaroons

Gary Roberts — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:26:00 +0000

One of our friends from England didn’t believe there were such things as raccoons in Toronto, when she visited us in 2007. When she finally did catch a glimpse of one through the window one dark and rainy night in November, she squealed with delight and (in her excited state) immediately nicknamed them “macaroons”. Well, …

I hope that's a raccoon!

Gary Roberts — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:46:00 +0000

I was waiting for a streetcar this morning, composing myself for my second day back at the office after the Easter weekend, when I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. A guy on a bicycle had stopped at a red light, getting ready to set off once it turned green. I was …