Beachwood's Animal Kingdom
During the past week, I've discovered both coyote and racoon footprints on the sheet that covers my outdoor chaise longue, proof that both have been inside my fenced yard. Though I frequently see coyotes outside my house, I had never seen a racoon until Monday evening, when this one passed by my back door.
A Visiting Racoon 6/3/13/All Photos Hope Anderson Productions
It got in by scaling down the branches that cover the steep hillside behind my back fence. Here it is in retreat:
I ended the week with a much tamer animal encounter, though it was just as unexpected. This afternoon three horses were hitched up outside the Beachwood Cafe, calmly waiting for their owners to finish their lunch. They had come through Griffith Park and were in Beachwood for the first time, but they seemed very much at home here.