Monday, October 04, 2010

No camera. . .

The popular public access at Lake O'Dowd in Shakopee is in a densely-populated area surrounded by homes and, this morning, lots of garbage cans set out on the road, awaiting pickup.
Stan had just completed his morning kayak session and was paddling into the public dock when a senior citizen rolled up in his green pickup truck with camper cover. Stan watched as the elderly man struggled to clamber onto the tailgate and into the cramped truck box area . . . where he eventually produced a wire cage.
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Holy cow! Inside the portable jail was Rocky Raccoon!
Stan surmised that the pesky creature had been live-trapped by his frustrated host. What Stan couldn't guess was what would happen next: The man simply popped open the cage and released Rocky into the "wild."
The pest was off like a shot into the brush. He'll soon discover the Eden he's been given. His captor has generously provided Rocky with a whole new set of garbage cans, back yards to visit nightly and perhaps even a cozy chimney to occupy during the upcoming winter.
Our gentleman trapper was off as quickly as he came, his raccoon no longer his problem. He's long gone and so, it would seem, is any concept of the "common good."