Picaresque: Rescuing Wildlife in the Park

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Location: Arapahoe, Wyoming, United States

(Note: Blogs read from bottom to top; scroll down for beginnings, scroll up for most current.) After 30 years in public administration and four degrees, as well as numerous workshops with luminaries in Education and Public Policy, life in a slower lane became a goal. Most recently I have done policy writing and consulting for the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes. Mostly, I am just coasting slowly and gently downhill these days-seeking joy where I can find it before the glorious ride ends.

Sunday, December 24, 2006

Rescuing Wildlife in the Park

I found a distressed young raccoon in the dumpster. Jim and Georgia were on their way somewhere so I told them and we both got our cameras. There were some (nasty-looking) discarded mattresses next to the dumpster and Jim suggested that if we put one in the dumpster the coon would probably climb right out but he was loathe to touch the mattresses. I had soap and water at the coach and was not going out so I flopped one in and the coon made his escape. After pausing to assess his situation briefly he headed directly for the wilds.