So, Zora and I had a run-in with a coyote today. For reals. He was HUGE (like the size of a German shepherd)! At the time, I was convinced he was a wolf. I was scared, which Zora could totally smell. I told her to get ready for me to stick her up in a tree, in case he started to approach. She said "ok". I was armed only with a piece of bark Zora had picked out for an art project. I knew not to run away, but I wasn't sure if I should try to scare him away or not. We stood and stared at each other for about 5 minutes, until he decided to walk away--toward our car. Once he passed our car, I managed to unlock it (my hands were shaking pretty hard), threw Zora inside, jumped in myself, and then leaned on the horn. I know, the horn honking is pretty dorky, but I was so freaked out!
I'm not far enough away from the situation that I'm no longer shaking, BUT, next time I go to
Grace Cole Nature Park, I will definitely come with a big group of *noisy* people! I think one of the reasons the coyote was out and about was the park was completely deserted. It was a very pretty park though...
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| The one shaky shot I got when I first saw him, before he saw us! |
