camp out

I am camping in my moms backyard this week with Ama. I am grateful to be sleeping in the fresh, cool air. I've had some interesting encounters that just dont happen when you sleep in a house. The first night I actually slept on the porch. I woke up when I heard an animal walking around. It sounded larger than a cat, so I got up and looked. It was a raccoon! Two raccoons. I sat on the porch amused for awhile, then tried to go back to sleep, until something pounced on my feet! That was just the cat, luckily. Last night, I heard a ruckus coming from the alley. It sounded like squirrels fighting- a bunch of squirrels fighting. I kept looking in the direction and the sound quickly approached...little dark squealing things ran by....snorting! They ran by so fast I didnt confirm my idea, but, Im pretty sure they were wild pigs. The fun didnt end there. A little later the raccoon family stopped by for a dip in the kiddie pool!