Saddle Sore: Bible thumping raccoons

Saddle Sore: Bible thumping raccoons

My friend, Anthony Hume, an Aspen local for umpteen years although he now lives somewhere else (and a one-time guest columnist in this space), got me into a discussion about a poisonous plant that had been pointed out by Red Rowland on one of their horseback rides. The infamous larkspur — killer of cattle, and maybe of horses, too, although the palate of horses is a bit more discriminating if there’s anything else around to eat. And so began a c…