Sometimes at dusk I drive home on a certain road. I am curious what animals I may flush. I have to drive slowly. I do not want to hit a deer. I have also seen opossums, raccoons, fox. I never know exactly what I might flush. There is a small creek on the right side of the road and deer (and other animals) come there to drink its water. Wild turkeys you usually only flush during the day. I also have to be careful I do not run over any stray cats. I am always fascinated the way wildlife live in the midst of other people. There are also bear in the area. We have had them in our backyard. Further down the road my wife spotted a bear cub. There are large tracts of woods where I live so you are never exactly sure what you might flush.
Tags: bear, bear cub, deer, dusk, fox, opposums and racccoons, stray cats, wild turkeys, wildlife, woods
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I was speeding home and glanced at the mountain across the mile wide river. The sun was resting on top of the mountain. I looked again and it was gone. It was a brief look at dusk–one point in time I almost missed. How much of life is that momentary–here today, gone tomorrow? All we can do is keep our eyes open for those special moments. You never know when they come along. This was one such moment.
Tags: "here today gone tomorrow", dusk, life, momentary, mountain, point in time, river, special moments, sun, time
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We were going home from church the back way. Two fawns disappeared into the undergrowth on the right side of us. I am sure “mom” was nearby but we did not see her. I had never seen twin fawns before. I was thrilled. It was the highlight of my day. In the wintertime the town does not even plow that road when it snows. It was a little bit off the beaten path. It is not unusual to see deer in the fields there in the early morning or dusk. I never know exactly what animal I will see.
Tags: church, deer, dusk, early morning, fawns, fields, snow plow, twin fawns, winter
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