Yesterday's walk had a short stab of excitement. It was very dark and so foggy that my lights didn't reach very far. The thick fog also makes sounds different than usual too. On the first time around I almost walked on the stray black cat that I see fairly often on the walks. It did get off the road when I began talking to it.
Anyway past the cat I heard the leaves rustling next to the road or a short ways into the woods. I would stop and so would the sound. When I would take a few steps so would the whatever. At first I thought the cat was following me but couldn't pick it up with the light.
I shined the spot light all around not seeing anything amiss but did feel the amiss on the back of my neck as the hair there stood out. I finally gave up looking and scooted on down the road double time as did the whatever.
The deal was I had put on a coat because of the 42 degree temperature but the first time up the hill decided it was too much so took it off and carried it. It was when I started down the steps at the garage and the coat caught on the first step that I realized it had been my dragging coat that had been stalking me.
I made all three rounds but it wasn't much fun in all the thick 'wet you down' fog.
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I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.~Robert Benchley
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