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Just a quick note about the nature scene, because one of my friends is asking. Last night pretty late I saw the first raccoon in the shadows of the backyard. Before long there were about six raccoons of all sizes, some wrestling, some foraging, some just scampering around. I took a dozen pictures, but only one actually turned out, and even then I had to adjust the contrast and brightness. So that's the picture. (But from my view and with the scene in the picture, it sounds like a half-baked version of "Skunk Hour," no?)