Out corner of my eye
it sauntered slowly past
not large and nonthreatening
my mouth agape, aghast
I'd heard the neighbors talk
they said it lived round here
a creature made of myth
but hardly worthy, fear
I figure it a coyote
mixed with mangy cur
grey in patches fur-less
a squirrelly saboteur
More the pity felt
no pack or companion
a lonely silent hunter
down in Chupacabra
Canyon
Feb 12, 2018
Feb 12, 2018 at 7:55 AM UTC
Out corner of my eye
it sauntered slowly past
not large and nonthreatening
my mouth agape, aghast
I'd heard the neighbors talk
they said it lived round here
a creature made of myth
but hardly worthy, fear
I figure it a coyote
mixed with mangy cur
grey in patches fur-less
a squirrelly saboteur
More the pity felt
no pack or companion
a lonely silent hunter
down in Chupacabra
Canyon
Was talking to my son on the phone, and it just sauntered past, my dog didn't even hear it and jumped when it passed right under his nose not 5 feet away. It was def coyote looking, but I'm thinkin it was part dog too, grey patches showing through mangy reddish hair. Told my son, and of course he said, "get a pic!" was too fast for that, was out of sight in seconds.
There is actually a canyon not 30 ft off my porch, hence, the alt title.
It's really **** hard to sneak up on an adult German Shepherd.
;D
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