Baby Raccoons at the Diner

James Blackwood
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Jul 21, 2025
Lots of babies tonight for a change
Three little ones.
And one mama, is it? No, two mamas.
Oh, there was a bunch of little ones coming there when I looked out the bedroom window.
Can I go?
Huh?
You want me to go?
Yeah.
I can't go out there. It's just too sore.
We're going to do a run.
Come get your Cheerios.
The other ones took off.
No, they're coming back.
He's going up in the tree, huh?
Yeah, I see him.
And both Connor and Charlotte has fish and chips.
She likes that fish.
Hey, Scooter.
Is that Bashful?
So we've named Scooter's baby Bashful because...
Is that Scooter's?
Yeah.
Bring your baby up.
How you doing, Woody?
There's another little fella.
God, they're fat, aren't they?
I know.
Huh?
They're little chunks.
Yeah.
Chunky little things.
So it's been a nice day here.
Huh?
It's been a nice day here. It got up to 80.
Yeah.
I don't know why I haven't been out.
I never get up till 2 o'clock.
I know.
Yeah.
I've been busy all day.
Yeah, you cut the grass.
Yep.
You're going steady.
And did the soap stuff and...
found the remote for that TV and went to the grocery store and...
Where'd the other one run back to the woods?
I think it's on the steps.
Oh, there he is.
Oh, he wants the hot dogs.
Hey, Scooter.
Go get a cookie.
Come get Cheerios.
There's all kinds in there.
Hey, Bashful.
They're nervous.
Hey, Daryl. Hi, baby.
What's Mama doing?
What's Mommy doing?
Hey, Scooter.
Are you eating?
So we had coyotes last night.
Again.
You're getting checked out, Daddy.
I know. He's checking out me.
Have a drink.
They're little.
They're just babies.
Nice clean water.
Yep.
Hello.
I know that's it. She's going to the tree.
Are you going to go home with Mama?
You going with your Mama?
Huh?
You going with your Mama?
Go have some Cheerios.
Go get some Cheerios.
Hey, pretty baby.
He's smaller than that other one.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
What you doing?
No, don't touch that.
There.
Oh, you like that.
He don't know what he wants to do.
No, he doesn't know what he wants.
There's so many choices.
Hey, baby girl.
You want another one?
She wants a cookie.
I see that.
Yeah.
Here, Mama.
Look, he's making a mess over there.
That might have been the one that was running around at 4 a.m. this morning.
Yeah.
Yeah, they're all asleep there, except for one.
He was crawling back and forth.
We had three of them sleeping on the stoop over there.
How you doing?
Here's another one.
There's another baby coming.
That makes three.
Oh, he's got a cookie.
Oh, that's a cookie eater.
Hello.
You like hot dogs?
Come here, baby girl.
Well, we've got three up here now.
Hey, Mommy.
Well, at least we know they're not on milk anymore.
Yeah.
He's heading back down.
He's leaving.
Huh?
He's leaving.
Where's he running to?
He's on the trail.
Come on.
There's two of them on the trail.
Here's another one now.
We've got four here now.
Hey.
I've got one up my shoes.
There's two down there.
Huh?
In the yard.
What are you doing biting?
Four babies.
There's three in the yard.
Three little ones?
Is there?
Mm-hmm.
Hello.
Listen to that smacking.
I know.
They're ever smacking, aren't they?
Have another drink?
Good.
Chew it up.
Oh, it's good, isn't it?
You're the tee-tiny one, aren't you?
Yes, you are.
Oh, now he's at your ankle.
I feel it.
You've got one on each ankle.
Come on.
Hello.
Y'all want something else?
Hi.
I feel you.
Those little claws are like needles.
You love hot dogs, don't you?
That little bitty one.
Huh?
The tee-tiny one?
Loves hot dogs.
Are you playing with my feet?
You're ever eating them, isn't he?
Is it good?
Yes, it is.
What are you eating?
Elmo's got a hot dog, too.
What you doing under there?
Hmm?
Oh, he's looking out through the rungs.
Is it good?
You love food, don't you?
They love to have their water.
Is it good?
Yeah.
You're starting to eat hot dogs, too, aren't you?
Yeah.
He loves them.
Hi.
What are you doing?
Hello.
What you doing?
Huh?
Hey, I'm the mother of six.
That's Lucy.
Hey, baby.
Hi.
You gonna have a drink?
Hot dogs?
No.
Cookies.
She wants a cookie.
Cookie for cookie.
Yeah.
Aren't they spoiled?
Of course.
Huh?
There's four babies here.
One in the yard eating.
There's a big one there.
Coming up.
Now, be nice.
That's Woody.
Yeah, growling at poor Woody.
Now, which one of y'all are Woody's baby?
Where's Woody's baby?
Hmm?
Are you Woody's baby?
Hmm?
Go get a hot dog.
There you go.
You got one, did ya?
Poor stairway is just...
There's another.
Looks like a...
That stairway is wore open,
them going up and down.
I know.
Huh?
I know.
He said, good.
Do you like that?
You're a little chunky little thing.
Hey.
What do you think, Woody?
What are you doing?
There's no room at the end, Woody.
You want cookie?
It's a good job the 15 of them aren't out here.
Hot dogs.
Okay, here you go.
There you go.
Well, I see some little ones
on the ground down there now.
Yeah.
You want more hot dogs?
Oh, he took it, huh?
He said, she didn't grab a hold of me.
Nope.
I didn't eat you, did I?
Wanna try it again?
Wanna dip it in the water?
There you go.
You get in there.
They like their hot dogs now.
They're starting to get more.
Oh, I feel you down there.
Here comes another baby.
Another one coming.
We had a good crowd of babies this year.
Yep.
Oh, there's bandits coming.
Hi, bandit.
She's out there at the bottom of the stairs.
She able to get up?
No.
Maybe I need...
I'll give you some, bandit.
Hang on, baby girl.
There, she got one there now.
This one here, she's ate like six or seven.
Huh?
That little one's ate like six or seven hot dogs.
Another one up on the deck.
They can slip through those bars so easy.
I know.
But that'll come to an end.
Another one on the top step.
We got pied babies here now, six.
Somebody up under me.
Hi, sweetheart.
You love hot dogs, don't you?
Look at the other one trying to squeeze up there.
Oh, they're all running down now.
Were they?
They're on alert, aren't they?
Huh?
They're on alert, aren't they?
Yeah.
Oh, this one, he's flying up the...
They must have heard something, did they?
I didn't hear anything.
Yeah.
Bandit's still there.
Can you throw another hot dog down to him?
Where's she at?
Where is she?
He's right at the bottom of the stairs.
I see her.
I gave her three.
Yeah.
What you doing, baby?
I had to fix that thing again.
The charge was up the lights.
Yeah.
It was all, it was facing down on the...
Somebody was up there and sits on it.
One, two, three, four, five.
Six.
You want another cookie?
You want to try and figure it out?
They were getting used to you.
Huh?
I know.
Aren't they?
I know.
Aren't they babies?
Yeah.
You love the babies.
Huh?
Yep.
They're a good size.
Yep.
They are.
Yep.
What are y'all doing?
Is that your mommy?
Bandits are looking up.
Where is she?
I'm out of hot dogs.
Huh?
I said I'm out of hot dogs.
She's right...
Throw a cookie at her.
She's right at the bottom of the stairs.
There she got it.
She got two of them.
I feel somebody biting on my foot.
What you doing?
Playing with my feet?
You're a chunky little thing.
That one is.
They're all fat.
I know.
You're just so cute.
Yes, you are.
They're all well fed.
Yep.
They're all well fed, that's for sure.
I'm gonna get some marshmallows.
Are you?
Yeah.
Alright.
You gonna go in?
I'm gonna go in.
Okay.
I'll say hi to Connor.
Okay.
Get turned around here.
There.
Everybody left.
Huh?
As soon as I got up, everybody left.
Yeah.
I got two still here.
He's watching the babies.
Are you watching the babies?
Are you?
Did you see the baby raccoons?
You did?
Something flew in here.
Probably a moth.
What you doing, baby?
Did you see the little ones?
Yeah.
Yeah, it's a moth.
That's what it is.
Get my hands on it.
There.
Now I gotta
work my way over to the
walker.
Get moved around here now.
I don't know.
Charlotte's probably in my bed.
Anyway, we're gonna say goodnight and
at least we got to see some babies tonight.
So we'll see you later, folks.
Bye-bye.
