I LEAVE FOR WORK MOST MORNINGS AT 3:30AM. IT IS A VERY STRANGE TIME OF THE DAY. VERY QUIET AND PEACEFUL . ON MANY MORNINGS DRIVING TO WORK I HAVE SEEN A BIG VARIETY OF WILD LIFE. ONE MORNING I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND HEADING UP THE ROAD WHEN SOMETHING CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. IT WAS THREE DEER AND ONE HUGE BUCK. THEY WERE ALL GRACEFULLY TROTTING ALONG THRU EVERYONES YARDS, KEEPING UP WITH ME . WHEN THEY CAME TO A THICK PATCH OF BRUSH IN ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS YARDS THEY STOPPED. I NOTICED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRUSH WAS MY NEIGHBOR JUST GETTING INTO HIS OWN CAR. BET THEY BOTH HAD A BIG SURPRISE.
WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN SCENIC WHICH IS A REALLY CURVY ROAD I ALMOST HIT A SMALL FAMILY OF FOX. THEY WERE SO CUTE. TWO LARGE ONES AND ONE BABY.
I ACTUALLY HIT A GIGANTIC BUCK ONE DAY . DRIVING TO WORK IN THE DARK AND THERE IS A CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THEY HAVE THEIR HEADLIGHTS ON BRIGHT FACING ME. I DO NOT SEE WHY THEY ARE STOPPED , ALL I SEE IS VERY BRIGHT LIGHTS. WHEN I DRIVE PAST THEIR CAR OUT JUMPS THE BIGGEST BUCK I HAVE EVER SEEN. THE BOTTOM OF HIS BELLY IS AS TALL AS THE TOP OF MY HOOD. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND HE JUMPED AS HIGH AS HE COULD BUT WE CONNECTED. MY LICENSE PLATE WAS THE ONLY THING THAT GOT INJURED ON MY TRUCK. HE WAS GONE IN ONE QUICK LEAP TO WHO KNOWS WHERE. I HAD DEER HAIR ON THOSE PLATES UNTIL THE DAY WE SOLD OUR TRUCK. PROBABLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR. KIND OF TROPHY I GUESS.
POSSUMS, RACCOONS, AND SQUIRRELS ARE EVERYWHERE. THEY ARE REALLY FAST AND GET OUT OF YOUR WAY MOST OF THE TIME. I NICK NAMED OUR RED TOYOTA THE "SQUIRREL-A -NATOR" AFTER I TOOK OUT THREE MAYBE FOUR SQUIRRELS . SORRY SQUIRRELS. : (
LATELY I HAVE SEEN RABBITS BEHIND KMART WHEN I GET TO WORK ALMOST EVERYDAY. THEY ARE VERY CUTE. REALLY TINY.
MY DRIVE TO WORK EACH DAY IS A NEW ADVENTURE OF DODGING ONE OR MORE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES. I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING THEM AND SOME TIMES ZIGZAGGING WITH THEM. A LOT LIKE DRIVING THRU A WILD LIFE SAFARI.
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We had a lot of wildlife on our property in Amity. Deer, cougars, coyotes, beaver to name a few, and in Nevada it was jackrabbits and wild horses, but here all you ever see is mongoose, feral cats and lots and lots of geckos. Sometimes we see wild goats along the highway when we're on bike rides, but NO
deer. :(
Actually I just read a story that in Hawaii we have a 1 in 16,624 chance of hitting a dear with a car compared to pennsylvania which has a 1 in 97 chance. Not sure what Oregon is.
I not heard about you how is your dog Ben are you still train Ben? today my dad & mom and I went to Queen Market. They open new mall and soon new target
hey deb. quite a ride that early in the morning for you guess something has to wake you up. All we have here are a few deer armadillos lots of lizards oh yea and alligators. And lots and lots of people never a dull moment here, no peace or serenity for the hussle and bussle of city life. Quite frankly I would rather see wild life than people most of the time. Not much of a city girl anyway drive safe......
Where are you? It's past time for you to post a new blog? Are you out on the road? Are you okay? I check about a million times a day for a new post. Hope everything's alright.
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