The summer before my freshman year of high school we moved from our house in town to a house miles outside of town. At the time, the area we moved to consisted of a gas station, our housing development and another one up the road. It's safe to say I've come into contact with nature more than I would like to.
One of the first things I learned, while getting my driver's license was if you see a deer in the road, stop because that little deer is a scout and others will follow. I cannot tell you how important that little tidbit of information has helped me over the years.
Since moving into our house, I've learned to tolerate frogs and N will go to extreme measures to find and remove snakes. As much as I've learned, there are certain encounters with woodland creatures that you can never prepare for.
Last night Zoe and I went to my mom's house after our church's Harvest Party to show her our loot. Plus Zoe was spending the night since today is an early day for our house. I kissed Zoe goodbye, shut the door and walked to my car. Mind you, it's pitch black outside. What do I see near my car? A mamma moose and her calf. Honestly, I almost sharted.
Those creatures are huge. Since a mamma was with her calf, you can't get too close because she might charge.
There is nothing that will get your adrenaline pumping faster than seeing a 700 pound moose watching you, measuring your every move while her 400 pound calf is climbing up a tree to eat.
Unless, of course, you're driving to work on October 29th and you see that it's snowing. I'm actually not sure which is scarier.
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