Our Neighbours....

Ahhh - isn't he cute? NO! After much internet induced panic about potential diseases and parasites carried by these furry rascals we have come to the conclusion that there is nothing much we can do other than co-exist with them. We've got two living in the small forest that is our garden. The problem is, these guys have babies between now and June and that's when they get territorial and pose a risk to dogs, cats, squirrels (we have armies of these guys) and humans. They are also far bigger than they appear in photographs... Still, friends here have grown up with them. Just the other day a lady we know found one in her kitchen after leaving the back door open. After coming out of the shower a neighbour was surprised to find one sprawled on her couch eating peanuts while channel surfing between the Disney Channel and Animal Planet. So we'll trim back the undergrowth this spring in the hopes that these real-life cartoon characaters will move on.