My inspiration: When I was a young girl living on a Ute Indian Ranch, our neighbor's daughter had a run-in with an old cougar. She was scratched up and very scared. Her brother heard the cougar's scream and rushed out in time to kill the cougar. The cougar's teeth were old and broken and it didn't have the strength to catch faster prey. It was the first cougar in my experience to go after a human. So this experience was the basis of this story.
In my version, this "living in the desert" story has turned into a "coming of age" story and of how this experience changes Chrissie's attitude about her life.
In my experience, after living in the desert in my youth, there are so many things that are wonderful and in the opposite, there are so many things that can kill you. I have laid in the grass watching twin fawns nursing on their mother. I have also seen a moose and calf. The moose was ready to charge us if we got any closer.
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4 comments:
I've had the great pleasure of watching a moose and her calf on occasion. It's always best to give them a lot of space, as is the case with any wild animal.
Absolutely true William. I just saw a video on AFV yesterday about some people and a bear. I was thinking one bear, zero stupid people. ;-)
Yes - the bear did attack.
Cyn
I used to live very close to the Great Dismal Swamp (yes, that is the name) and every Spring the Wildlife officials would come on television to remind us that, just like last year, the black bears "are" dangerous. Yet there are still those who tempt fate...
You certainly have led an interesting life so far and your stories reflect it!
Thank you DJ -
Well - there was a lot too it. I thank God every day that I had some adventure time before I had to do this disease thing. I do miss the adventure though.
;-) Cyn
PS Great Dismal Swamp? oh wow I can see a story forming from that name alone.
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