With the multiple days of snow, the moose are coming out of the woods and mountains, looking for food where the snow is not quite so deep. Because of this, we have seen quite a few of them these past couple of weeks. Although I am in awe every time I see one, I am also a little bit fearful, as they do not always mix well with our society.
Last week, we had a baby moose looking in our large dining room window at three in the morning. I believe it came up to investigate our dogs who were barking at it through the window. I was captivated, but also concerned that it decide to walk through the window and into our house. As such, I flicked on and off the lights (after taking a couple of pictures) which seemed to motivate it to look elsewhere for its entertainment.
Yesterday, Connor came running up our driveway while we were shoveling, telling me that a moose was right there. Sure enough, a young moose came out of the woods between us and our neighbor, and walked down our freshly shoveled drive. It seemed completely oblivious to our presence.
This evening, while driving to Sterling, we saw two larger moose hanging out by the side of the highway. An oncoming car flashed its lights at me as a warning. I wouldn't have noticed them had I not already known to look for them. Even when the sun is out, they can blend in with the trees and brush--after dark they are nearly invisible.
They are stately creatures who clearly view us as lower life forms. It's sometimes easy to forget that they don't follow our expectations, let alone rules.
Last week, we had a baby moose looking in our large dining room window at three in the morning. I believe it came up to investigate our dogs who were barking at it through the window. I was captivated, but also concerned that it decide to walk through the window and into our house. As such, I flicked on and off the lights (after taking a couple of pictures) which seemed to motivate it to look elsewhere for its entertainment.
Yesterday, Connor came running up our driveway while we were shoveling, telling me that a moose was right there. Sure enough, a young moose came out of the woods between us and our neighbor, and walked down our freshly shoveled drive. It seemed completely oblivious to our presence.
This evening, while driving to Sterling, we saw two larger moose hanging out by the side of the highway. An oncoming car flashed its lights at me as a warning. I wouldn't have noticed them had I not already known to look for them. Even when the sun is out, they can blend in with the trees and brush--after dark they are nearly invisible.
They are stately creatures who clearly view us as lower life forms. It's sometimes easy to forget that they don't follow our expectations, let alone rules.
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