Thursday, April 29, 2010

Wolves?


Okay.....last evening I was relaxing in my living room after a long day at work. As is my custom, I enjoy gazing out the east window toward Quartzite Mountain to see what evening light show would appear on it's face in the gloaming. What caught my eye was the white tail flash of an excited deer as it bounced through the tall grass first north and then west toward me. It acted as though being chased so I got up and went to the window to get a better view. Peter was in the kitchen and I called for him to "Come look quick! There are two Huskies chasing a deer toward the house!" They ran into the yard and past the back porch through a passageway of only 6 feet or so and into the driveway.
Well, it all happened too fast for him to see and they were gone.
It's funny how your mind goes to the familiar during an unfamiliar experience. I remember telling Peter they were huge, big as a large German Shepherd and neither one had a color on. That I'd never seen them before...Hhhmmm...There have been wolves sighted in the mountains here and someone reported seeing one hunting in the wetlands just a few yards south of our house near the sod farm about one or two months ago. But this was brazen, in my yard, don't let the cat out anymore close!
I did explore the area outside. No dead deer or wandering canines, only hoof prints dug deep in the dirt and far spaced dog like prints along the way they went over a low fence and into the next field. No sounds out of the ordinary.
Now, we may yet hear about two huskies roaming town and terrorizing wildlife and pets but until then it was awesome!

23 comments:

Jen said...

I see where your son gets his talent of blogging from! It seems you've done very well raising him. Kudos to you and Happy Birthday Mr. Z :)

Gerb said...

Just stopping by on Jason's birthday to thank you for bringing such a great guy into this world. Nicely done!

Susan Anderson said...

I love reading your son's posts and can see where his talent comes from. As he says, happy birthing day! You did a good job, Mom!

=)

SHELLS BELLS! said...

Thank you for raising such a great son. Happy Birthday, Jason!

Jamie said...

Just wanted to say GREAT WORK on a job well done with that son of yours. He's an inspiration to many of us and we enjoy his presence. I hope you get to celebrate your greatness as well today. Happy Birthing Day!

Linn said...

Just stopping by to say nice job on your son. Happy Birthday to him and as he says, Happy Birthing Day to you! Hope it is a wonderful day, full of happiness and memories, for both of you!

Natasha and Jesse said...

Happy Birthing day! You did a great job raising your son. He's awesome!

Kalei's Best Friend said...

Hi, I came via your son's post... I know u are very proud of your son.. Not only is he a great writer but a great teacher... I wish other teachers were like him.. He's one in a million.
Jen is right, I see where he gets his talent from...:-)
His posts can get me laughing or bring tears...

Richard & Natalie said...

I'm here to celebrate Jason's birthday by thanking you for raising such a wonderful friend and teacher for our family to be associated with. I hope you have the happiest of Birthing Days!

Corine Moore said...

Hi Kathy! :D Happy Birthing Day! :D

I haven't been here for a while, but glad to have been here today. I enjoyed reading this post; your writing is lovely. As for the comments already made, I second all that has been said. Jason is Awesome; you did a fabulous job raising him (The others seem to have turned out pretty good, too; I know Shawan did)! Thank you! :D I hope life is really good to you.

Corine :)

Danielle said...

Thanks for birthing Jason. Even though he teased me relentlessly years ago, I still like him! You have amazing children!
And you're wonderful and we miss you!

Rhoda said...

The biggest thanks, of course, should go to the mom. You've got some great kids...but you already knew that!

Anonymous said...

Wow! Exciting moments, and well-written. I see where your son gets it. Well done.

TisforTonya said...

LOVE that the boy sends us all over to pay tribute to the person who actually did all the work on this day. Maybe because today is my son's birthday as well? That explains why I'm finally getting in my blogging time this late at night!!!

Kelly said...

Happy Birthday to your nice boy who sent me here. You must have done something right there! Please give me your secrets. 3 of my 5 are boys.

Marnie said...

You sound like a wonderful mother and lady. All the very best to you :0)

Cheeseboy said...

Abe here, friend of the great Jason. We are man blog buddies and fellow teachers. What a great, terrific kid you have. I am sure much of the credit can go to you. Hope he has a great birthday.

Emmy said...

Yes definitely don't let the cat out. Stopping by from your son's blog. Hope he had. Great birthday.

Kathy said...

OK everyone. This is a bit overwhelming. Never have so many read my blog before. In fact, I'm not sure anyone does most of the time.
Jen, thank you for the kudos, I do think I raised him pretty good.
Gerb, Thanks, I think he had something to do with the decision too.
Sue, I love reading them too, especially when he talks nice about me.
Shells, Your welcome.
MBG, Thanks, I never knew I even had a birthing day before. Now I know I've had many.
Linn, Yes, many wonderful memories.
Natasha, Yes, awesome. Jesse is also awesome but less famous.
KBF, His posts have the same effect on me.
Richard, I'm so glad some of your family got to have him for a teacher.
Corine, Yes, I am truly blessed with wonderful children. Don't know how that happened.
Danny, You mean he's stopped teasing you? Did you see me singing happy birthday to Kai?
Crustacean, I'm really intrigued by you name. I am aware and thank God everyday.
Fabu, yes, I was and still am in awe. Thanks for the compliment.
T, It's a wonderful day and they are so worth the work.
Kelly, Uhmm, I think it's just mostly them, they came that way? All I can say for sure is that I loved them.
Marnie, Thank you very much.
Cheeseboy, I think he did have a great birthday. Are you an expert on fromage? Have you tried Cougar Gold? It is beyond description.
Emmy, Between the wolves, coyotes, owls, hawks, eagles, skunks, raccoons and traffic, I'm always afraid to let the cat out! It's like children, you just pray everyday they come home safe ;0)

Corine Moore said...

Kathy, ...maybe it happened because they have wonderful parents! Not that a person can't rise above whatever situation they are in... they can, but yours didn't have to. You're a gem. ;)

tammy said...

Just wanted to tell you, you have a wonderful son.

Mikki said...

Well, Happy Belated Birthing day to you!! (and your son of course). He does seem like a good egg. Congrats on having such a sweet young man!

Danielle said...

Yes, that Happy Birthday video to Kai made me want to cry, it was so sweet! Made my day. And I'll have to save it to my computer so Kai can appreciate it as much when he's older! ;)