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Up again, at night. I did eat a bit. And I have been taking my medicine. Improvement is slow. I ran out of chewing tobacco, but had a package of cigarettes, so I used those to get me by until I can get into town. As you may know, I don't smoke in my home. So, outside I went. Sam often comes out with me whenever I step outside, for whatever reason. And she did a few times last night. Then she started acting extremely weird. I figured a dog, perhaps a raccoon, was scaring her. I haven't seen her act this weird ever before. Perhaps the critter was something she had messed with before?
On the last smoke of the night, Sam did come back out with me. I walked over to the far edge of my driveway, standing pretty much in complete darkness, smoking. Sam was staying behind me, near the house. Odd. Then I heard it. I didn't see any movement. I just heard a blood curdling scream. I have never heard one in real life, before now. Mountain lion, no more than 50 yards, and not happy for the company! No, yeah, I headed right for the door. I honestly think I could take one, probably, but I would lose some things too. Lots of blood, maybe an ear or an eye, very possibly some fingers or toes. It would be an unpleasant affair. Sam was being weird. I called to her, from behind the storm door, which was slightly ajar. She came near the door, I had the light on now. She acted all normal until I hissed "SAM!". Then she got all weird, nearly ran away, then finally darted into the house. I closed the door, grabbed my .45 (just for a bit of comfort, that was far too close, and who knows that it might not try to get in?), and went back to gaming.
That was a very unhappy mountain lion. The sun just came up, or is in the process. Still, the critter might still be out there. I am going to have another smoke, but this time with my .45 in my pocket. Oh, never fear, I don't have to take it out to aim. If I think I had time I would, otherwise, right from the hip, right through the jacket. What a gas.
I am hoping to be up in time to make it to a dinner tonight. I would like to help out and experiment with recruiting. I need to find out what time it is and get to it. I may not be able to make it though. Ugh, I hate this. I need to get better faster! Good night.
There's a cougar that crosses my property from time to time. Sends the neighborhood dogs into a total tizzy when he passes through.
ReplyDeleteMountain lion? Oh, joy!
ReplyDeleteD.C.,
ReplyDeleteI did hear the dogs abarking. But they were rather... subdued. I think they are just on chains. They just wanted the cat to know they were there, so it didn't blunder in. *woof? woof?* I have never seen Sam act so weird though. She was absolutely buggy, out of her mind. And I saw Sassy jump out of the window area. She saw something, I am sure.
Jean,
While momentarily terrifying it was exhilarating too. More so since I lost no limbs, digits, or bits and pieces. It had to be close, very close. I still think I probably scared the bejesus out of it too.