I’ve been surrounded by animals over the past several days.
While riding my motorcycle back from a friend’s place in NH I saw two large male moose and a mama and baby deer. Then, when I got home, I was greeted by a family of deer. The two fawns still have the white spots and are so cute!
Yesterday evening I went fishing with my friend Joe. The sunset was beautiful and the fish were feeding, but we didn’t really get any hits. In the reeds in the distance was a deer and a beaver was slapping the water every so often.
Suddenly, out of the forest, an animal let out a distress cry. There was thrashing and quick movement in the forest. The deer was running along the edge of the lake and occasionally let out distress cries. Finally there was one last cry and then the deer jumped into the lake in desperation. After some gurgling and thrashing, the deer was silent and the coyotes stood over and around the deer. I could hear them shaking the water off of their fur. They stayed there for hours eating.
After this event Joe and I paddled down the outlet stream and watched the full moon rise over the tops of the trees. The water was full of submerged grass. We fished this and had a couple of strong hits. I had one good run from what I think was a pickerel. At the last minute, it threw the hook.
Last night, there was an animal dropping things from a tree. I didn’t see it, but I think it was a porcupine.
This morning, I saw a flock of a dozen or so turkeys in the driveway.
It’s great to be a part of such a beautiful and great planet and web of life.