A Purring Raccoon in Mosquito Country
Stormy weather hit Kitchener and with it came heat and humidity. Mosquitoes love humid weather and the line had now been drawn at Lakeside Park, stay on the path in the sunlight, keep away from the shade and you are safe. But dare to venture off the walkway into the undergrowth and you are breakfast, lunch and dinner served in an overheated sweaty body that will act as a beacon to the hundreds of hungry mouths just waiting to bite. To continue with my photography, staying off the beaten track as I do, I needed a plan, and that arrived from Amazon a few days ago in the shape of a mesh hoodie that fits over my clothes. I eagerly brought it to Lakeside Park on Thursday morning, wearing it over my T-shirt. Fitting loosely over my cap and clothes, the mesh provided a safety zone around me and I was pleasantly pleased with how it was performing. To give it a real test though, I would have to venture to the far side of Shoemaker Lake, past the reed beds that are gradually reaching up a litt...