So it was a quiet foggy morning. We headed out with our human at 5:15AM for
our morning walk. It was still dark, but
beginning to get bright. It was
peaceful, and calm. The birds were
singing. There was no wind. You could hear the dripping of water from the
trees from the rain the night before.
And then the serenity of the morning was abruptly broken. By two
PONs. Who spotted SOMETHING up the
driveway about 50 feet away. And the
barking, squeaking, moaning, SCREAMING could be heard for MILES. And WHAT caused the furor? A squirrel?
Fox? Bird? Deer? Leaf?
No. Something a bit more
ominous. A porcupine. Lumbering up the driveway.
My human had to hold on to us with all her
might. We had never actually SEEN one
before – and it’s NOT an animal my human WANTS us to meet. So she waited while
we howled and screamed (while our neighbors no doubt cursed the sound of us)
and the porcupine disappeared into the woods.
All the time, my human kept futilely saying in a loud whisper “QUIET.
QUIET.” Seriously. We then proceeded up the driveway. It was funny though – when we passed the spot
where he had been, we didn’t even care.
Usually our noses are stuck to the ground, sniffing the trail of a bunny
or fox. But honestly, we didn’t REALLY
care. He was gone. At least for now.
But since my human spotted the porky, she
is going to be extra cautious at night when we go out for our pee. No more off-leash runs in the dark. She tells us that porky quills in the face
are NOT fun – and she doesn’t want us to experience it. It doesn’t sound all that appealing to me –
I’ll stick with my bunnies and birds and foxes.
Although I’m still not exactly sure WHAT I’ll do with them…
© Linda Wozniak
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