Raccoon — Framed Piece Frame:Black Executed in watercolour

Executed in watercolour

and intricately spotted back reflected in the barely-rippled water below

A chipmunk has found the cottage deck table — it sits between the terracotta pots

sturdy enough for groceries

the blue hill in the background — it is a view from any number of back roads in Simcoe or Grey County

Raccoon — Framed Piece Frame:Black Executed in watercolourA raccoon forages along a stony shore nose down, hands feeling through the pebbles and reed stubs at the water's edge. The bushy ringed tail is raised; the mask is pressed close to the stones. This is raccoon behaviour rendered with complete accuracy: the tactile foraging style, the way the animal uses its front paws like hands, the specific posture of an animal hunting by touch as much as sight. Glen observed raccoons extensively at Ontario