Norman’s Nonsense 24 – Raccoon

This is what it takes to make the Farm Manager hang around with us these days. At first she didn’t even notice the raccoon.

Norman’s Nonsense 23

It’s almost spring here. I can tell because Shamrock the runner duck follows Cubicle the goose– my own goose– shamelessly, everywhere, all of the time.

Norman’s Nonsense 22

Everybody around here has been on their best behavior out of respect for the Farm Manager. She’s always been short, but she’s short-handed now, too.

Norman’s Nonsense 21

We were stunned to see the Farm Manager approach the aviary this morning. She usually staggers out in the “morning” but today it wasn’t much past dawn. We weren’t sure she even existed that time of day.

Norman’s Nonsense 20

In the Good News department, the mallards have returned to the back yard. I thought they were gone for good, but that would have been surprising because they were already hanging around when I got here over ten years ago.