Cougar Alert ???

August 10, 2007. We got a bit of a scare and a big surprise when we went for our morning walk. Glenda joined us and when we got to the top of the driveway, we could hear something moving around in the bush above us. I immediately went to investigate by climbing the mountain. What I saw really surprised me and made me very happy at the same time.

To hear Tom and Glenda though, they had a completely different thought as I went into the bush at the top. They saw something moving through the trees. It was something that was tawny brown in colour and moving, somewhat stealthily. To them, without the view I had, it looked suspiciously like a small cougar.

Imagine their relief when I burst through the bush and slid down the hill, followed closely by my friend, Buddy. We romped around a bit and then it was time to continue on our walk. We did 8K and when we returned almost 2 hours later, Buddy was still sitting at the top of our driveway waiting for me to return.

We had another little romp around, before that was broken up by a truck coming down the road. So at that point, I said goodbye to Buddy and Tom and I went down to the cabin. I’m sure he will wander over later today and we will be able to play some more.