One recent afternoon, I was thinking about how best to create my desired graveyard display in my yard for Halloween. The next morning, I woke up convinced that some Hallows Eve God looked down upon the bare, spotty, yellowing grass of my lawn and said “I got you covered.” My yard looked like it had been torn up by a bunch of zombies that had risen from the ground. My dad, on one hand, was furious. He tries to keep the grass looking green and appealing. As for me? I must say it was a pleasing sight.
It wasn’t a Halloween spirit that was responsible — although I’m not ruling it out completely — rather some fiercely clawed raccoons. Usually, my attitude remains extremely irritated toward those pesky thieves. Similar to the rats that might haunt the streets in October, raccoons come in the night and feast upon whatever they can scavenge. But in my case, their scavenging created a masterpiece and my yard will thrive because of it. For once, I am grateful to the raccoons and their pesky habits because it means I’ll have the most bone-chilling display!
Veronica is a Staff Writer at The Cascade. She loves to travel and explore new places, no matter how big or small. She is in her second year at UFV, pursuing the study of Creative
Writing.