Saturday Raccoon Diner

James Blackwood
141 followers
Oct 27, 2025
Super cold outside tonight not too many raccoons
Jim's Diner.
>> Nice sign, eh?
This is Connor's Diner,
aren't you? Bobby was just here.
Um.
Oh, there's a bandit.
Bandit's coming up.
Bandit. Yeah,
he just woke up. He was in his little
house. Then he came out and jumped up
there. Were you in your little haunted
house? I bought it for three years ago
for uh Halloween for him. He's been in
it ever since.
Yeah.
Quote
quote here.
Hello little girl.
>> Say hi daddy.
>> Hi
You eating hot dogs, are you?
>> Yes, she is.
>> Chilly out, isn't it?
>> Yeah, it is.
>> Come on, you guys.
>> Bandit.
Well, there's another one down on the
ground.
>> Mhm.
Bandit,
>> come on.
>> Show us that pretty face.
Show us that pretty face.
There she is. Look at that.
>> Hello, baby girl.
>> She took two.
>> Huh?
>> She took two.
>> Yeah.
>> Come on.
>> So, I was talking to my other sister
Simone in Ontario.
>> Mhm. She's in a home up there. She's got
does dialysis three days a week.
So, I was had a little chat with her and
tomorrow we're taking the twins for
supper.
>> Yeah, we are.
>> Yeah.
>> Yep.
>> It's quiet out here,
>> huh?
>> It's quiet.
>> Yeah.
Dead quiet, isn't it?
>> Yeah. I don't know if it's Here comes
somebody. Come on.
>> Oh, there you go. There's another one.
>> Hello.
>> You're going to have a hot dog. Are you?
>> That's a little bit, I think.
>> Little bit.
>> I got to look at the tail. It's a It's a
baby.
>> Oh, here's another one coming.
>> Got the baby fuzz.
>> There's another one coming.
>> Hello.
>> There you go.
They all like each other. Not.
>> Yeah.
>> Not saying
>> riming together.
>> Yeah.
Not saying B.
That can't be a little bit.
Is it?
>> No.
>> No.
>> I think that's Are you Elsa?
Are you Tabitha? Where's your mama? No,
that's Elsa. It's got the chunk out of
the backside.
>> God, they're big and round, aren't they?
>> Yep.
>> Huh.
Now that's that's Furby.
>> Yeah. Yeah. He's the biggest one
now. Where is he going? Run
>> down the trail.
>> Oh, he's stopping in the trail.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Oh,
>> it's the neighbor's dog that way.
>> Next door.
>> Mingo.
>> Funny how that startles them.
Yeah.
>> Huh.
>> It's a bark of a dog.
>> Yeah.
>> Well, I was out in the yard today and
saw evidence that the bear is not asleep
yet.
>> No, he dropped one on the lawn, didn't
he?
>> Yeah.
>> A big one.
>> A very big one.
>> Yeah. And Andrew was out cutting the
grass today.
>> Like dough for a loaf of bread or
something.
Well, there's
Well, there's one still there.
>> It is quiet out here,
>> huh?
>> It's quiet.
>> Yeah. Isn't it?
No traffic either.
>> The de's falling, too.
Well, it's below 40 now, looks like.
>> Come on.
Come on, get some more.
>> I think it's supposed to get down to
four tonight.
>> Come on. That's it.
He's come back up.
>> Come on, baby.
>> Round beach balls with legs.
>> I know. Bless their little hearts.
>> Come on.
>> Look at the size of you. Look at you.
>> I see you.
>> I see that sweet face.
>> You can eat there. You go right ahead.
>> Yeah.
>> Come on.
>> Somebody's down there at the edge of the
woods.
>> Yeah. Yeah. There he is.
Another one coming.
He's taking the Well, a long way up.
Yeah.
Come on,
come get your supper.
Hello.
Hi.
>> You want to sit down?
>> Oh, yeah. I want to put this up here.
>> Okay.
>> Connor come out of his house and sat up
in the tree.
>> He thought he might get out the door.
>> Well, that's the whole idea.
>> Yeah, of course.
>> Yeah.
>> You watching? Are you watching?
What you doing, baby?
Eating hot dogs. Where's the cookies in
here?
>> Yeah, they're on the table.
>> I'm sure when we drop some on the deck,
there'll be more to come.
I see you. I see you.
And we got more cookies from uh Walmart.
>> Yep.
>> You're feeling better today, aren't you,
Than? You're not as sore.
>> No. No.
>> Good. Come on.
>> Drop some cookies.
>> Huh?
>> Drop some cookies on the deck.
>> Yeah.
>> They like to roll, don't they?
>> Mhm.
>> Cookies.
>> Oh, that one's rolling.
>> Cookies.
Hi.
>> That one's gone. Is it?
>> No, it's still here.
There you go.
>> I threw one on the grass. Look, he's
going for it.
>> It's only the two, is there?
>> Yeah, it's all quiet.
>> My uh pizza guy was happy to see us
today.
They know when they come out here they
get good tips.
And I said, "Did you get a hat?" He
said, "Yes, I got one in my car." He
said,
"They're
terrible to roll, aren't they?"
>> Yeah, these are Oreos. They're not like
the other ones.
>> No. So, we got the other ones. We're
going to use these ones up first.
>> Yep.
>> Oh, God. I'm sore.
>> Thought you were better.
>> I know. I'm always hurting my legs.
>> My legs and my back.
I'll never get rid of it.
It's my watch saying
phone connected.
>> What phone?
>> Live iPad.
>> Oh,
>> my heart rate's 62.
>> That's a healthy heart rate,
>> huh?
>> That's a healthy heart rate.
Yeah, those are sore right here.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
Like uh it feels like you got broken
ribs.
>> It could be gas pain.
>> No, it's not that. It's a It's a sore.
>> Could have like a muscle muscle sore
pain.
>> You could have some poresy since you do
have a cough.
>> It's not was not inside. It was treating
the muscle. Yeah,
>> that fell out.
>> Hello.
>> Well, you doing somebody will come.
>> Huh?
>> Nobody's come.
Come on.
Maybe there's something out there in the
woods that they don't want to come out
for.
>> Yeah, we're going to be seeing them kill
and kill once it's start start to get
colder.
>> Yeah,
>> they their metabolism slows down when it
gets cold
and they don't want to take a chance and
uh
>> leave again because they'll be stuck
out. But they do.
>> So
>> that's true.
They do make the odd trip in the winter
time, but it's only when it's really
sun's out and it's really fine they come
out.
>> With the exception of poor little Simon
a couple of years ago, he was over here
every day.
>> Yeah.
>> Bless his heart.
He got through that winter though and
then he left.
>> Yeah.
>> We fed him
even in the snow.
>> Yeah. We kept the deck cleared off.
>> Yep.
>> I'm ordering snow shovel from Snowjo.
Battery operated.
>> What do you mean battery operated?
>> It's a like the other one I had. You had
to pull put a cord in there
>> and run the cord out here. This This one
is battery operated.
>> Oh,
>> I had one before and it was it was a
good one, but Liz took it.
My day Barb, the big one, the one does
the sidewalks.
>> Mhm.
>> She's still yours.
>> That's good.
>> Yeah.
Well, I got them for free.
>> Are you coming back?
>> I got them.
>> You want one more?
>> I got them for free.
>> Oh, okay.
>> Want another one?
I just bought the new snowb blower on
this.
>> Here comes somebody.
>> This one sent me that one.
>> They were from California.
>> No,
>> they sent me that and I said, "Don't
send me that." I said, "I got a brand
new snowblower I just bought."
>> Well, I use it for a wait for the
Ronnie's boat.
What had be uh Oh, it had to be five
years
>> really. At least
see how their tail fluffs up too. E.
>> Yes, I see that.
>> Yeah, they got lots of hair on them.
>> Yep. Who's down there? Who is that?
Come on.
>> Yeah, the light just came off.
>> Hello. What are you doing?
Hi.
Come on.
Come on up, baby.
>> Come on.
>> Better hurry up. This fella's eating all
the cream.
>> Come on, baby.
>> Can't be the little one or he'd be right
up here. There's two coming. There's
>> two coming.
>> Huh?
There's two coming.
Come on.
>> Come on.
Come on.
All kinds of food.
Coming up.
There you go.
>> Hello.
Hi.
>> Come get some.
>> Come on, baby.
Come on.
Look at all that food.
>> Come on, baby.
>> I don't think they're ours.
>> I know who that is right there.
>> That's Woody. Come on, Woody. Come on,
baby. Come on. There you go. Good girl.
>> Is that Woody?
>> Yes. I can tell by her chest.
>> Yeah, she went down behind the house to
eat it.
>> She's very timid.
>> Yeah.
>> Oh, we got one over there.
>> Oh, yeah.
>> Who's that? Is that Furby?
>> Furby,
what are you eating?
>> Is that Furby or is that Sammy?
>> What are you eating? You got a cookie.
Who's eating the whole cookie?
>> Furby and Sammy have or they've got a
weight contest going on.
>> What you eating?
>> That may be Lucy.
You see, is there a scar above the right
eye? If there is, that's Lucy.
There's Elsa.
Yeah, I know your scar
back there on your back side. Yes, I do.
I know that.
Yes, I do.
>> Come get a cookie.
It's like, are you talking to me?
>> Come get a cookie,
>> Lucy. Lizzy, get
>> your cookies. That's a good girl. There.
Look at that.
Yes, Lucy.
>> They like to be close to the stairs.
>> Well, it's a quick getaway.
>> Yeah. So they can run if they have to.
>> Hello.
>> Look at him with his head up on the
>> I see him.
>> The tree.
>> Hello. What are you doing?
Hi.
>> He's smelling
>> Oh my.
>> What was that all about? I have no idea.
What'd you smell?
>> Is he running to the woods?
>> I don't know. No, he's coming back.
That's Elsa. Come on, Elsa.
Come on.
I know there's a lot of
>> We got one there in the corner and
there's one here.
>> There's a lot of smells around here,
isn't there?
I'm just going home.
>> Going home. I think so.
>> Yeah.
And all these cookies will be gone and
the dry food will be gone
before morning. Uh I put out uh
hamburger helper there last night
and there was a pup on the roof pigging
away at us.
Lots of lean hamburger and noodles and
what was mushrooms in it?
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
Then the blue jays finished it off.
>> Yes, they did.
>> Yeah.
>> I got to go in cuz I'm getting cold.
>> It is cold out here.
>> Huh?
>> Yeah,
>> it is getting cold here. Huh?
Yeah.
>> Got it.
>> Yeah. My my
>> Are you good?
>> Yeah, I'm good. My thighs don't have the
strength and
>> the game's going to come on in a minute.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Toronto won last night.
>> Yep.
>> Beat the Dodgers. Uh what was 114?
>> 114.
>> Yeah.
I'll leave that on for a bit.
>> Well, I'm going to go in also if you
want to take the camera. Yeah.
>> You want me to take it in?
>> Yeah.
>> Hello.
>> You feel the heat coming out of the
house.
Now
you stay put.
>> I'm behind you.
>> Are you okay?
That's the That's the coner cat.
>> Hello, little boy.
>> That's the coner cat.
He slept with me all morning,
>> but he didn't come in with me last
night.
>> I think she's on my bed.
>> That's exactly where she is.
>> Yeah.
Now
I'll turn the overhead light on. There
she is.
Here's a little girl.
There's a little girl, aren't you? Huh?
Are you a good girl,
Charlotte? She loves being petted. Oh,
look. Look. Come up. Look. He doesn't
want her to get ahead.
Yeah.
You don't want her to get a headache, do
you? You want pet and toe.
Is that what you want?
Is that what you want, Connor? You will
lay down,
huh?
You good boy.
There you go. Lay down.
Lay down.
I'm going to get you.
I'm going to get you. You better lay
down.
I'll get that Connor cat. I'll get that
Connor cat. Yes, I will.
Having a little rest, are you?
Are you having a rest? Are you?
You good boy.
Will I put the
the heating blanket on for you? Oh, look
who jumped up.
>> Look who jumped up there now.
You didn't like that, did you? No, she's
not allowed up with you. Look at the
burners cut in.
Anyway,
come on, Charlotte.
We'll see you later.
>> See you later.
>> Yeah. Byebye.
>> Bye. Post season.
