My Little Gump
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 06:28AM Originally, the baby raccoon that interacted the most with me I named Brass (Bold As) but he really only spent about 10 days using me as a teething appliance before he and his two siblings packed on some weight and vanished into the anonymity of the 11 other older raccoons - only a few of which these days I can identify by their more obvious traits (Boone has a very sad short tail - hence she is "No Daniel Boone" , Rowan who has the badly healed broken wrist and facial scars from the car accident and Agnes, my little old lady with the missing teeth and that one really long white eyebrow hair I REALLY want to tug out).
Even Daryl and Daryl defy identification as they used to be the biggest in any gathering but even Rowan now looks to be at least 20 lbs. How I would dearly love to one: mark them in some way and two: weigh their fat asses.
Having mentioned to someone tonight that I thought without constant contact Brass would probably shun me in the future, he later made another close-up appearance, bit my toe, chewed on my finger and generally made a nuisance of himself.
The late crop of bobbleheads has yielded Gump, whom you've already had the pleasure of meeting in the videos below. I noticed that he has a bit of a gait issue - bowlegs? inward pointing feet? - I dunno, but in the beginning he was simply Gimp. Due to their voracious baby appetites I normally see him and his siblings with either Agnes (his mom) or what seems to be a babysitter two or three times a day (which has led to his 'new' name of Gump the Dumpster). I'm hoping that his continuing close interaction with me will translate to his adult life because although all 14 of them will come within 2 feet of me and Brass will still allow me to scratch his back, Gump is the only one who truly treats me as if I'm an actual acknowledged part of his life and that's pretty damn cool.
So, I present, the best video yet. Starring "Gump the Dumpster".
Reader Comments (6)
Hey Jen, do you live near anywhere you can see THIS? http://tinyurl.com/94o4ym
If so ... COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
Sal - that is one of the best pics EVER. I counted an extra ass in there so 25. I only have 14 - I feel inadequate.