Cascading Waters can be found at 135 Olean Street on the eastern edge of Worcester's northwest parklands, the Cascades. The Cascades are 350 acres of park and conservation lands along the borders of Worcester, Paxton, and Holden, Massachusetts. Home to countless species of plants and animals, the Cascades are open to passive recreation year-round.

Friday, August 01, 2008

Big Ole Raccoon!

Last night in the recently rain drenched world I set out.

Something moving at the end of the driveway, and something big!

It was the really fat next door neighboring raccoon wandering around.

It is always reassuring to see him.

As a kid, raccoons were my favorite wild critter. When I was growing up we used to have and see raccoons all the time. I spent years trying to outsmart them regarding the trash can in the backyard. Then the period of rabies some years back really set them back in terms of population, to the point where I used to see raccoons most as road kill. But not this time, not this night!

Go funky little hunchbacked critter!

As of 8:15 am the weather is:

67.8 degrees F and rising
98% humidity and steady
29.59" of Mercury and steady
All of yesterday's rain totals 0.71"
USFS Forest Fire Danger class is LOW

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