Baby Raccoon

talk about CUTE!!! my hubby found a baby raccoon at work friday. he said he found it lying on the ground, in a mudpuddle, outside his works door! who knows what happened. if all the rains caused mama raccoon to move her babies and she just lost this one, or something happened to mamma. he wrapped it up warm and put it in a coffee can, and waited to see if mama returned all day. when she didn't he brought this little one home. its little eyes weren't even opened yet! now i raised a baby coon when i was a kid, but thought it best to try and find a rehabilitator this time. called our local wildlife park and got a recommendation. called this lady up and she said she would take our foundling so off we went. it was so cool, she was a lovely lady and had several other baby coons, some coyotes, and other critters too. thought you might enjoy seeing this little darling!

New Bees and More Violet Jelly

saturday, my brother eric and granddaughter taylor and i went to my friend ron's house to pick up our new nucs. eric and i both got one. ron goes down to florida and works at a bee farm there for a few weeks each spring, and then brings back in his truck nucs for all of us who have ordered them. these bees are carniolans and i just love them. very hard workers and gentle too! within an hour of being hived these girls were busily bringing in pollen. it was so much fun as it was taylors first time getting to help and she had a blast! she also spotted the queen for me. this year the queen is marked with a green dot. each year is a different color. after we got the bees hived we made some more violet jelly! seems everyone wants a jar to try and i gotta get cracking and get some more made to keep up with the demand! lol love and hugs to everyone who visits here at comfrey cottages!!