WILDLIFE STORY FOR 2012
Just last week I was sitting on the front porch watching the bunnies graze
on the clover by the side deck, and the deer grazing on the well side pasture. Then I noticed what
might be the biggest ground hog ever spotted in the small front pasture. I went inside to gather my camera and returned
to take pictures of all the wild life. All the animals began to run for cover. I assumed because I had invaded
their comfort zone - I was wrong!
I quietly walked down to the small shed Winter Wishes and sat quite
still on the stoop hoping that the wildlife would all return. As I sat there still in the quiet of the coming dusk
I heard what seemed like a truck coming from the top corner road side. It sounded as though it was traveling down through our
pine grove on a diagonal. Pushing the trees over as it made it's way down towards my sitting spot. When
I realized this was an animal that sounded larger than a deer or even me, I walked......... ran back onto my porch where
I would have a safe shot - with either my cannon camera or my cannon of a Smith and Wesson - or a
safe escape into the house.
I was not disappointed! Out of the pines at the back
of the small pasture came the magnificent bear. The first sighting on our property. She walked out of the
pines and directly onto the power line and walked up the fire road, and disappeared into the top pine grove. Don't
know how she got over or around the fence but she disappeared. It was magnificent!
STORIES OF THE YEAR - 2011
After a nearly 150 mile drive,
our water pump exploded,
bringing our drive to a clunking halt.
"That sucks," Garrett said.
Thank goodness our hungover friend came down,
with his car such a clatter,
and said, "Hey, Garrett, What's the matter?"
Garrett replies, "My mom let me drive this piece of poop,
and now with 10 mile left we were sent for a loop!"
The tow-truck man comes all big and strong,
to see what happened & what went wrong.
After the pizza, which was so nice,
we filled up the radiator not once, but twice (2).
Garrett was under the car & Lyndsey says, "I'm cold."
So Mark says, "go jump in the mustang. I know it's old."
With the screeching of tires & sound of a horn,
Mark says, "forget that Chrysler, there's nothing to mourn."
So we arrived at the cabin a little past dark,
when Lynsey says "hurry, the hunters do lark."
We cooked up some dinner-we ate with a fork,
and then tried to watch a movie, but it did not work.
"Forget this" Mark says, with feelings unbarred,
"lets pull up a chair and play some card."
And the night moves on and we all were gettin sleepy,
the howling of the wind is Oh so creepy.
So we all disperse to our places of sleep,
and the morning light does so quickly creep.
After bacon, eggs, and pancakes too,
it's time for more cards - It's time for round 2.
So now we sit,
our tale we tell,
of one car ride,
straight from hell.
Garrett AKA Thor
Mark AKA Wings
Lynsey AKA Black Velvet
PS: Thanks Mom - we had fun.
(narrated but not read)
