wild kingdom in my backyard

I am in the study putting away school papers (you know how that goes), and something just caught my eye outside...it is a RACCOON!! We have seen squirrels, rabbits, frogs, chipmunks, box turtles, a groundhog, deer,and fox, but we have never seen a raccoon! So what did I do, ran out with my camera...he heard me and ran off..but I did manage to catch him racing away...I thought the only wildlife I would see today was the first and second graders I taught in Sunday school this morning...that was supposed to be funny...