works out better than I feared, but yesterday's walk turned out a little shorter than planned. We met a moose... See there is this short cut road for bikers and pedestrians only that goes through the woods. It's a fairly steep hill and the road have a fence on the outside with rock/mountains on the other, but there are openings or slopes that animals use. It was late enough that I let Laika walk without a leash and she was a few meters ahead of me completely in her own sniffy world. I could hear sticks breaking and knew there was a big animal in the woods nearby, but usually they go away when people get close. This one didn't. It started stomping and as I got closer the stomping became more and more agrievated. The streetlight was out so I couldn't see anything. So what did I do? I called the dog back, turned and RAN!
I made it up to her today. We went hiking in the woods looking for hazel nuts and mushrooms. Only poisonous or uneatable mushrooms were found, but we did find a few nuts.
Big animals dem there moose. Dangerous mofo's too.
ReplyDeleteTruly something beautiful to see out in the wild though.
Yes, truly. Even though they can be dangerous and I have the utmost respect for them, they are truly graceful animals when lurking in the woods. I will never forget that moose hunt where I sat on post with my dad. I was about 6 and my dad was smoking a pipe and had withdrawn a bit and told me to be look out. A hyuuge moose cow came walking past us out in the marsh and I was so mesmerized by her grace and soundless approach that I almost let her pass without notifying my dad. I did, though and he shot her.
ReplyDeleteHer nose tore when they were pulling her out. 4 grown up men fell heads over heel backwards on top of each other. It's the most hilarious thing I've ever seen!
Møøse!
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