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Thursday, July 1, 2010

Primal

Murphy, our golden retriever, and I go for an early morning walk every weekday, usually around 5:30. Pre-dawn is a peaceful time in our neighborhood, which is lit by streetlights and our neighbor's house lights. We take a slightly different route each morning because I tend to get bored, and for Murphy to get his share of assorted sniffs. We see rabbits almost every morning, and once we came upon two tiny bunnies in the center of a lawn, and they manically hopped in different directions when we went by. The birds are stirring and sleepily beginning their morning chorus, and the insect noises have settled down.

Just now we were coming towards home at the end of our walk, two houses away. Something - there! streaked across the street. I thought it was a small dog, but it was so stelthy and swift I was not sure. Then, in the yard next to me 15 feet away were two light animal figures. I had to squint to see, thinking that the silent creatures were small deer, but no! They were coyote, two of them calmly and silently exploring the yard just feet from me. They were not oblivious of our presence but were wholly unconcerned and continued their quiet quest for food. Then, ghost-like, they were gone.

We had heard that there were coyote in our area, which is an older, established neighborhood surrounded by some remaining farmland. Cats and small dogs have disappeared, and we get notices by email that we should be watchful, but to be see these beings was shocking. The sudden confrontation with the primal world out my doorstep on it's hunt.

2 comments:

  1. a muslim!!! woo-hoo!
    aristiono my friend! the lady who makes this blog is a christian.
    may you both live long
    peace

    kim-i'm glad you did not have to watch one of those coyotes gobble up the baby bunnies.
    ahh the cycle of life....

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