Ottawa The Story! Strange Objects and Wildlife
		On the way to Karen's House.....On the Way to Karen's House........ On the Way to Karen's House..... I gripped the dashboard and held on tight as Karen roared down the road, tyres screaming. Nadine gallantly bumped along in the back seat - evidently used to this kind of rough transportation. Suddenly, to my delight, I saw something I'd only ever seen in the movies " A mail box "  I cried with great excitement. Karen gave me a withering look......" That's only for newspapers" she said scornfully. My lower lip trembled - my first mail box and it wasn't a proper one - such are the cruelties of life! I shrank back in my seat and was quiet.   I saw lots of wildlife in my first few days in Canada - skunk, groundhogs,chipmunks,black squirrels, cardinals, herons and a raccoon   The raccoon was not very active. Karen said it was dead. I thought it was just playing possum - but Karen said " NO! only possums play possum - it's dead!" She said you could tell it was dead cos it was flat.....I had just thought it was a strange sort of Candian breed - but Karen said no they were usually more fluffy. I asked her if she had a bushy tail as well and that's why sometimes people called her "fluffy" - but she hit me...so I never found out : (