Spring is an interesting season here. Supposedly, it starts March 21 or thereabouts and ends June 21 with the onset of summer. The truth is that it’s starts when it wants to and incorporates all four seasons in one. We have winter almost over, followed by winter might be over, followed by winter not over yet, and then we’re plunged into this might be spring, followed by OMG it’s summer, then what happened to spring? and finally this is it, spring I think.
Last week we were in OMG, this is summer, not that I complained. It was nice to see the sunshine and feel the heat after the long winter we’ve had, but I got a vivid reminder of the dangers of spring and our other temperamental season, fall, this week when I went to see my mother the other day. We live in an area with a lot of moose and deer. The signs for deer crossings and moose crossings or deer danger and moose danger ae everywhere. Sadly, the deer and moose can’t read, so they don’t always cross the highway where one expects them to.
As I was driving along the highway, I came across the remnants of several raccoon that didn’t make it as well as the large sploshes on the road indicating the demise of a deer. I saw one on the side of the road, its head crushed, but what kept me on alert was seeing the doe standing on the side of the road as if waiting to cross. Usually, I don’t see them mid-morning like I did. They tend to come out of the bush at twilight or during the early evening hours, occasionally in the early morning, but mid-morning? Heavy traffic? And yet, there she was. Keep an eye out for them, please. Hitting an animal can do a lot of damage to both it and you.
In my novel, Trouble with Eden, an unexpected encounter with a moose derails all of my heroes plans. Read the free preview to learn more.
Hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend.
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