G and I (and M by default since he is in the van) like to take the long way home to go on wildlife hunts. We look for deer, ducks, etc. but usually just see the horses at the horse farm. Today we hit the jackpot. I saw 2 deer, but G missed them since they were behind a big evergreen tree. As we drove by the water we saw a big "family" of ducks (buffleheads actually) and then a hawk. On the way up the other side of the hill I decided G needed to see the deer so we cut across the horse farm road and there HE was in a field: coyote. We heard them last summer but never saw one. Not the size I thought. Larger than I thought. Like the size of a German shepherd. All summer I was thinking that if the kids saw one it wouldn't go after them because they were too big----- wrong. M is well within 'catch' range for this guy. He was sniffing around like he was looking for the deer. We found the deer again and then had to drive back and see coyote again. I stopped and had G take a good look and we talked again about how when any strange animal comes in the yard they should not go near it. Even G understood this. Seeing this totally creeped me out.
love an hugs and keep an eye on the kids when you live in the wilderness,
B
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