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Feb 12 2009

Night Creatures

Published by tglisman at 6:33 pm under Living in the South Edit This

The other night I went outside to put a bag of trash in the trunk of my car.  I have to park near the barn which is a good way from the house. Each time I have to do this at night I get scared.  I hear rustling in the bushes and trees each and every time I go out at night.  It never fails to happen.  Part of me knows it is most likely just night squirrels or owls but another part of me knows it could be a bobcat or a bear.  Even a deer at the wrong time of year can be dangerous.

As soon as I got outside that night I heard the usual rustling sounds.  The first rustling sound came from my left. Then the noise came from behind me.  I turned around so fast to see what was behind me that I saw stars.  I stood as still as a mouse for a full ten minutes too scared to move.  When I didn’t hear anything else I opened the trunk and placed the trash bag inside.  I then shut the trunk and started to walk away when an Armadillo came out from under my car just inches from my left foot.  I screamed and turned to run for the house.  But that Armadillo had anticipated what I would do next.  He had dug holes just at the right spots.  My right foot went into one of the holes and down I went, face first on the damp cold ground.  He didn’t count on how fast I can be when I’m scared because I was up and running again in mere seconds.  He made an attempt to cut me off but I watch football.  I made a touchdown in no time flat at the back door.  I jerked the door open and made it safely inside with no time to spare. I peaked outside to see the Armadillo flash me a satisfied and triumph look before casually digging into the grass by the back porch.

 

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2 Responses to “Night Creatures”

  1. oldwestmomon 12 Feb 2009 at 8:27 pm edit this

    Ha! That’s a great story!

    We lived on a farm when I was growing up, and it also had a big scary barn. I was terrified of that thing after dark. We had screech owls living in ours, and I’m pretty sure there was a raccoon family. It was a surefire source for scary noises.

    And then there were the bats…but I’ve repressed most of those memories. Too terrifying to think on that too much ;-)

    Glad you bested that crafty armadillo!!!

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