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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

A Skunk and Raccoon Mirage

I took a quick glance outside my kitchen window today at the
sleet and rain. I thought I saw a couple of animals taking shelter
under the neighbor's car. A skunk and a raccoon!? Really?
well, no maybe that isn't a skunk after all... and this isn't a raccoon...
just a reflection of the wheels in the water!
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  1. A Brit in TennesseeFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    Lol, it certainly looks like both of those, isn't it funny how our eyes play tricks on us :)
    We are getting the blowing rain right now !
    Hugs ~Jo

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  2. The Better BakerFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Oh how funny!!! I was wondering too...what kind of animals those were. Aren't we funny folks sometimes?! Thanks for the grins and sharing - you brightened my day. We have been iced in today and maybe for the next few days. As long as I don't lose power, I can be happy right here in my favorite chair. =)

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  3. Betsy BrockFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    BetterBaker ~ oh, me too! I don't care what the weather is as long as there is food in the house and the power stays on! :) Stay warm!

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  4. MichelleFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    Whew...glad it was just a mirage!

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  5. ChristineFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    I thought for sure you could be an America's Funniest Videos winner!

    Yes, I did a "triple" check on those pictures. This is funny1

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  6. Cletis February 21, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    I can see now why we get fooled bu UFO photos. Funny.

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  7. UnknownFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    haha, this was awesome! my daughter posted on facebook yesterday a picture of TWO raccoons on her porch eating her cat food...so when i saw your post title I thought, man talk about an overun of raccoons! LOL

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  8. WandaFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    You had me fooled!! Isn't it funny clouds and reflections sure can play games with our eyes.

    Thank goodness, we had sunshine today, and a couple more flowers popped out of the ground.

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  9. Jill from Killeny GlenFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Well, yes...they certainly COULD HAVE been there...WHAT a YUKKY day!!! BRRRRR! Wonder what tomorrow a.m. will bring!

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  10. Betsy BrockFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Mel~ I've seen both skunks and raccoons in our backyard, so it wasn't too far fetched for me to think they were there this time! :)

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  11. The Silver FoxFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    The older I get, the more my eyes play tricks on me. Of course, I'm not implying that your eyes are getting old, I just... ummm...

    Oh, never mind.

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  12. Betsy BrockFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    Silver ~ you mean it's age? lol...here I was blaming it on weather, distance and...oh well, I guess you're right! ha. I suppose when I'm as ancient as you I won't see the car at all. (ducks)

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  13. The Silver FoxFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    Nahhhh, it's not age. You're ageless. At least, that's what all the photos of you that I've seen tell me!

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  14. Brian MillerFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    tricky tricky....that front so looks like an animal...

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  15. KayrenFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    Every time we drive down the dirt road on the way home to our subdivision at night, there is a mailbox that I think is a deer. Still after over two years I can freak myself out.

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  16. Alan BurnettFebruary 22, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    And isn't that the face of Benjamin Franklin I see in the full reflection of the back tire?

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  17. AustinFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:51 AM

    I was taken, shocked by the shadows

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  18. CrystalFebruary 22, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    wow that sure does look like animals. Cool! :-)

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  19. Anita JohnsonFebruary 22, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Last week I saw what appeared to be a wild boar in the yard...you don't think it's our age do you? LOL! Your post cracked me up!

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  20. Paul CFebruary 22, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    You capture well what occurs to us all: seeing things thanks to our keen powers of observation and imagination. I am always "seeing things" on my walks.

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  21. Betsy BrockFebruary 22, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Anita ~ you're the second person to mention my age, so it must be true! LOL! Oh dear!

    Wild boar? Now that is even funnier!

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  22. Betsy BrockFebruary 22, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Kayren ~ I do that with mail boxes all the time on our back country roads. Of course, we always look for deer in the road when we are driving anyway, so it's just an immediate reaction.

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  23. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    LOL, thats some optical illusion all right. U got me there!

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  24. HelenFebruary 22, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Funny how you make rainy, sleeting, snowy days feel inviting and warm. Love your mirage story.

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  25. BainoFebruary 22, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Haha you have a keen eye and a vivid imagination! I dont think I've ever looked under my car.

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  26. Julie HarwardFebruary 22, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    That is funny...goes to show that we need to always look twice! ;D

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  27. Velvet Over SteelFebruary 22, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Well I sure would not have been surprised our here at all! Both get into my garage and under my desk all the time. The dog, well she sure doesn't like it and the Cat tried to 'get' a skunk last year. Stopped her within a second of getting her and Me! haha...
    Hugs,
    Coreen

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  28. jennyfrecklesFebruary 22, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Well,I was fooled too!

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  29. FriendofabbyFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    That is so funny! Since you know they are all over town, you would just expect they were really there! I could tell you some stories..!

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