Under The Back Fence

This is Fruitycake The Raccoon. Just a reminder that I’m not a real raccoon. I just like trash. And getting into trouble.

Trouble? Me? Well, they say that the power of suggestion is a real thing. And when Brickle strongly suggested that we make trouble for Girl Person when her friend was coming for a visit, I said sure. Because when Brickle tells me to do something, it’s done.

When Girl Person and her friend gets together, they like to talk.

They like to eat.

They like to have that wine stuff.

They were having a dandy time walking around the farm and talking to the horses with their wine and their snacks.

And Brickle didn’t like it. At all.

You may say that Brickle is a bit jealous of Girl Person’s time and energy. And if you said that, you would be correct. Imagine all of the energy it takes to dote on Brickle. There isn’t much left over.

So Brickle said he didn’t like it. This not paying attention thing.

So he told me we needed to take action. And action meant hiding. Escaping.

Yes. I know there are many, many acres here. But the neighbor had a dandy, convenient fence my butt could fit under. And it seemed like the right thing to do according to Brickle.

So I went under the fence. And Brickle went around another fence into another field. Yeah. We did that.

So when we heard Girl Person yelling for us, we didn’t hear it quite loud enough. We enjoyed watching her run around the farm, followed by the horses. She forgot she had apples in her hand. And so it was just all mayhem. Some wine was spilled that day.

When she finally spotted me under the fence, I tried to hide. But it was too, too late. She wasn’t happy. The chickens and the dog and the owners of the other house was not happy. But Brickle was happy. Seems about right.

We eventually listened to her. And I have to admit. It was entertaining. Brickle says that Digby was the best as getting away and hiding. And that it was fun to remember old times. I’m not sure Girl Person felt the same way.

Time is a precious thing. Brickle knows this for sure. But he also needs to learn how to share Girl Person. We all have to realize that as much as we love someone, we must give them the room to grow and to have alone time. Running under fences doesn’t solve anything. Throwing tantrums doesn’t solve everything.