The Nice Thing About Strangers
Creative Non-Fiction Short Stories. :) Travel, Oldsters, Love, and Compassion.
Shedding and the Herd
October, cemetery paths, the world is losing its hair and its teeth, which is just another way of saying that yellow leaves kept falling from the trees.
-Günter Grass. The Tin Drum.
A few strangers in the neighborhood, but they made themselves at home…
I’m not a photog, and I didn’t feel I should get much closer. Just in case.
…there were antlers.
The Nice Thing About Strangers 
Great post today, beautiful photos!
Thanks! I was held up today, but I’ve had this quotation in my mind all month. The elk were a pleasant catch! (Though they do make it hard to go for a jog…) 🙂
Great quote, great pix, awesome elk!
Wait, all of these Elk are right in your neighborhood? Now that is so cool…Loved the pictures!
Yep, these are shots across the street and in surrounding lawns. I took a lot more, but as you can imagine, my hands were shaking. They are mostly friendly, but with babies around, it’s hard to know how they will react!
Nat Geo would love your neighborhood 🙂
I keep sending them invitations…still no visitors. 🙂
What do the domestic animals in the neighborhood think?
Hi Sheri: We hear an occasional dog-bark-freak-out after dark, but it seems they are working well together. I’ve heard wolves, I know we have foxes, and this summer we also had bears. I think it’s more the human-types who worry. My jogging is on pause. Though, since they are here now, they might be here all winter! (Mom’s poor rosebushes!) -Paige
One of the many glories of living in CO.