Animal Sightings

This  is the part of the trail closest to the house.

Usually I run each part of the trail twice.

One morning I noticed something black hanging

from the branch overhead. It was a bat!

I turned around and ran the other way.

One morning there was a red fox. It’s ears were big.

It freaked me out I yelled at it.

One morning there was a large possum. Yikes.

One morning there was a turkey-it turkied away.

One morning there was a snake. They don’t scare me.

Then one morning the across the street neighbor’s dog

met me – at first it straddled the trail and dared me to come closer.

I yelled at it, “Augie Doggie you go home.” It bolted past me.

Most mornings I don’t encounter anything but the trail.

Even so, I am wary of this area. I don’t like to be freaked

out, especially in the morning. And especially in my own woods.