Being that tonight was laundry night, we got to have dinner from The Armadillo Mexican restaurant. I'll admit, it was a decent bribe to get our laundry done. After we stuffed our gullets with this favored cuisine, we headed off into the hills with Dr. Laura and the moon as our companions. I get excited every time we pull into the driveway at night because I’m anticipating something in the yard; either the resident fox, Bart the bear, raccoons or my newest acquaintance, the lonely skunk. Apparently, the wild gang was busy tonight and all was quiet as Red and I made our usual swift trek into the house.
After settling in, I fired up my computer when suddenly, Red came to me and said, “Listen!!!” Translation---Something’s out there! I raced to the kitchen nearly taking off Red’s heels on the way to the back door. Just on the other side, in solid darkness was the screechy yowl of a mountain lion! Have you ever heard a mountain lion? They sound just like a screaming lady. I know this now because once, when we lived in Larkspur, I ripped Red out of a dead sleep because I was certain that our neighbor, Eva, was being murdered next door! It took Red several minutes and some fast talking to convince me not to call the police and that it was not Eva being murdered, rather a mountain lion in our back yard. So, tonight, with my seasoned ears and wildlife finesse, I quickly identified the lion.
Red went to the front of the house while I remained staring into the black abyss hoping I could catch sight of this magnificent creature. Suddenly, I felt a presence at my side; it was my cat staring anxiously into the dark. I watched her track the creature with her eyes…Honestly, I was fascinated yet a bit freaked out! And then we could hear it walking behind the house…Door closed!!!
A few minutes later, Red suddenly remembered he left the window open in the van along with my abandoned burrito; certainly a lure to wildlife and most importantly, it was tomorrow’s lunch! Do you rescue the burrito or not while there is a mountain lion roaming around? Absolutely! You don’t want to leave food around to entice the wildlife and there’s no separating a man from his claimed burrito. So, with me as Red’s backup, he snuck out to the van and without incident, he salvaged his burrito. I do have to wonder…what if the mountain lion was still out there when he went to retrieve his burrito? What the heck could I have done?
Take care and thanks for checking in. Kim
After settling in, I fired up my computer when suddenly, Red came to me and said, “Listen!!!” Translation---Something’s out there! I raced to the kitchen nearly taking off Red’s heels on the way to the back door. Just on the other side, in solid darkness was the screechy yowl of a mountain lion! Have you ever heard a mountain lion? They sound just like a screaming lady. I know this now because once, when we lived in Larkspur, I ripped Red out of a dead sleep because I was certain that our neighbor, Eva, was being murdered next door! It took Red several minutes and some fast talking to convince me not to call the police and that it was not Eva being murdered, rather a mountain lion in our back yard. So, tonight, with my seasoned ears and wildlife finesse, I quickly identified the lion.
Red went to the front of the house while I remained staring into the black abyss hoping I could catch sight of this magnificent creature. Suddenly, I felt a presence at my side; it was my cat staring anxiously into the dark. I watched her track the creature with her eyes…Honestly, I was fascinated yet a bit freaked out! And then we could hear it walking behind the house…Door closed!!!
A few minutes later, Red suddenly remembered he left the window open in the van along with my abandoned burrito; certainly a lure to wildlife and most importantly, it was tomorrow’s lunch! Do you rescue the burrito or not while there is a mountain lion roaming around? Absolutely! You don’t want to leave food around to entice the wildlife and there’s no separating a man from his claimed burrito. So, with me as Red’s backup, he snuck out to the van and without incident, he salvaged his burrito. I do have to wonder…what if the mountain lion was still out there when he went to retrieve his burrito? What the heck could I have done?
Take care and thanks for checking in. Kim
It is amazing how far we've come since this picture! No more daylight peeking through...no more uninvited spiders and bees! Tis truly remarkable. Thanks Red, Amanda, Greg, Sydney and Jared...all apart of bringing this kitchen to it's present glory.
