Raccoon Trilogy – The Peanut Butter Chronicles

On By ResaIn Garage Doors

Chillio

A Rock Star in the world of Rooftops, he single pawedly mutilated a humane mouse trap for the dime sized bit of peanut butter inside of it.

Chillio is known to screech a mean Rap in your yard during mating season, organize climb by garden raids and gain weight.

Mr. Draper

Works as a chimney supervisor, advertising attics. It’s a stressful career, which leads to overconsumption of peanut butter cocktails before wiping out on a branch office.

Mr. Draper is wildly adept at chewing electric wires, gnawing at support beams and building nests out of insulation.

Julia Childe

A gourmet raccoon chef, Julia Childe is first cousin, several times removed by evolution, to Julia Child. The garbage can lid has not been invented that can keep this whiz with a whisk out.

Famous for scraping up a meal from the leftover peanut butter on the insides of a tossed jar in minutes flat, she is a must to cater any raccoon repast.

Pics taken by Resa – July 21 & September 23, 2023

Toronto, Canada

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124 thoughts on “Raccoon Trilogy – The Peanut Butter Chronicles”

    1. These are definitely stencils. With these 3 guys, it might have been easier just to paint them. This person has been stencilling around the city.

      Yes, they are quite life-like. The artist’s work is amazing. Thank you for commenting!

    1. Yes..Dude Pals!
      Perhaps Chillio can play the conga drums for your dude with the guitar who sings. OMG, I forgot his name.
      Anyway, they could don berets and make the rounds of the coffee houses in the early 1960’s!
      xxxxxxx

    1. Hello TOF!
      I have access to several rooftops with graffiti and art from my fire escape. I adore being up there, away from the crowd.
      That’s why I like alleys. too.
      It’s just me, some art and the odd motorist. Okay, a few rodents.

  5. Beautiful ones, I guess all of garden owners prefer them like this than rampaging through their gardens, beaufitul drawings and funny stories, thanks Resa for sharing.

    1. Welcome JMR!
      I know they wrack havoc, but they are cute.
      You are right, better on the garage door, than in the garage. xx

  6. Chillio, Mr. Draper and Julia Childe make a perfect raccoon trilogy! Sweetness overload! At the moment I feel very much like Mr. Draper!

    ❤️✨🌸❣️❤️😘

    xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

    1. Ahh, Draper Syndrome.
      Poor Dahling!
      Are you almost moved in?
      ❤️✨🌸❣️❤️😘
      xoxoxoxoxoxooxxoxoxoxoxoxo 🧽🧽🧽🧽

  8. Such a great collection, Resa! I love their bios. I especially like Mr. Draper chilling out on the branch.

    Our older child has a raccoon who comes to live in their shed in the summer to have her babies. They named her Lydia.

  9. Love these character sketches! So much fun and just enough peanut butter to add a taste racoonish adventure. Of course the doorway murals are great.

    1. Lol, Trent, I adore them too!
      I wasn’t sure how to present them.
      Then a few days after Jeep passed, a mouse came into the apartment.
      So I got one of those humane mousetraps.

      OMG! I thought we caught a mouse, so I made Norm take it to the nearby park to free the mouse. There was no mouse in it.
      N. brought it back, but went to his studio, so left it outside.
      The next day the trap was mutilated/mangled, and the peanut butter bait was gone.
      That started the creative process.

  12. Timothy Price's avatar Timothy Price

    Excellent raccoon murals and commentary. They are ornery little beasts. One was rustling around in the open shed last night. I caught the little bandit in the beam of a flashlight, and he scampered away, looking guilting as charged.

  13. Chillio looks so lively! Mr. Draper appears very tired, and Julia Child knows exactly what she wants. All three are excellent paintings, dear Resa; your description is very explicit.😉😊 Thank you!🤙🙏💖

  15. What a fabulous trio! So love the commentary you gave us, introducing each and their specialties. Fabulous, Sorceress! xoxoxo

  24. I am trying to figure out how many garage doors there are, Resa. Your photos are fabulous Resa – as is your storytelling abilities. As Tim alluded to in his comments – they are very tenacious “bandits”. Perhaps we are attracted to them because we know that they are intelligent, adaptable, and have a curious nature – the talents that we would like to possess. Their masked faces and ringed tails also contribute to their charm! It’s fun to see them in action.

    1. LOL!
      3 doors…. of raccoons…in this alley.
      Raccoons are adorable cute, but they are naughty boys & girls.

      I had fun telling these tails! As you can see, I have a lot of raccoon experience.

      Almost done the Elisabetta Sirani first draft!
      You should get it this weekend!
      Hugs across the country!

  25. Wow, Resa, those are fabulous! I love the expressions and postures, and your commentary cracked me up. “Julia Childe is first cousin, several times removed by evolution,” LOL. You know your raccoons!

    1. Diana,
      Hope your time off is working out!
      Yes, I know my raccoons. Apparently Toronto is the world’s Raccoon Capital.
      They are the cutest rapscallions!

      Thanks about my commentary! I did have fun with this!

      1. The Raccoon Capital. Lol. Some people don’t like raccoons, but I’m not one of them. They’re survivors! I’m still running around like a nut, but with a little less craziness. 🙂 And it was a blast to take a day and visit with everyone. ❤ ❤

        1. Oh good! Yes, we tend to miss our cyber pals after some time away. It’s great to see you.

          Working on the gown! It’s still a few weeks away from a progress pic. 🌹❦

  26. Awwww!! I love racoons, their face is so darn cute! Mr. Draper, ahahaha, named after Don Draper of course with the advertising connection 😀

    “Julia Childe is first cousin, several times removed by evolution,” LOL!! Fun commentary as always, Resa!

    1. I wish they made good pets. I’d love one.
      Although I’m sure 1 adult male raccoon would eat as much as I do. $$$$

  29. I love these raccoons , the one in my attic, not so much. This is a real treat dear Meece. I have a mail problem. Late again. Sending love and hugs

    xoxooxoxo

    1. Oich,
      Meece, you have a racoon in your attic? Bummer! Since Jeep has been gone, I’ve see a mouse, twice!
      I named it Bartholomew.
      Love and hugs!
      xoxoxoxo

        1. Yeah, at least we can name them!
          It’s too bad we can’t just let them live in our attics.

          Besides chewing wires, breeding, gnawing beams, etc. they urinate and more.
          I knew someone who wouldn’t get rid of the raccoons. The smell was awful, and you could see some stains when you looked up.

          Poor animals. Humans just keep taking over their lands.
          xoxoxo

      1. Haha! It was a very good song. I don’t think I really understood it then. (But I still have the “Double White” album. Numbered and in working order…)

        1. Lol!
          “Rocky had come equipped with a gun
          To shoot off the legs of his rival
          His rival, it seems, had broken his dreams
          By stealing the girl of his fancy
          Her name was Magill, and she called herself Lil
          But everyone knew her as Nancy,”

            1. Your absence….I always knew you’d be writing.

              I’d like to put one of your micro poems in Graffiti Alley.
              I need to buy some paint!
              Send me your 2 shortest!

                    1. That’s it!

                      That is not my name, but it’s my email.
                      About 11 years ago a guy helped me make a demo reel for work. So he needed a place to do my editing..etc.

                      He needed an email to set up an account on Vimeo.

                      The email I used was out of control (still is)

                      So, he set me up an email just for work related things.

                      It was supposed to be Resa’s Work. Of course you can’t use apostrophes so he should have put resas_work, but he didn’t put the underscore.

                      Anyway after about 2 years Google mail decided my name was Resa Swork, and just made it so.

                      I have another Yahoo email that I’ve had for about 25 years. It’s a disaster with a plethora of emails.

                      At least the Gmail one is in control.

                      Hope that’s okay!

                      Resa

                      Hug!

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