Temporary Discomfort

Rusty Ridge Ranch, 8/25/16

I just took the picture posted above, its a beautiful morning and the birds are singing.  I hear dad on the tractor mowing, mom is hanging up birdseed that she puts away every evening.  There's a raccoon family that comes out after dark they love eating the birdseed that gets put away.  The raccoons break through the bungee corded cans and feast.  Sometimes they get stuck in the can and it must be quite uncomfortable with the pressure of the bungee cord and the can lid squishing them.  Nevertheless they persist. 

Raccoon break in.

Temporary discomfort, is it worth it?  I wonder this all the time.  The raccoons don't seem to mind, they are determined to eat the birdseed.  I bet the raccoons don't stop and wonder about what might happen, they just go for it.  Today Ryan and I will get packed up for a hospital visit, we'll be staying a couple of days and hopefully the temporary discomfort will have some beneficial results.   Let's all have the equivalent of a birdseed feast today.