Nope! Not a single rat picture for the second night in a row. Either I killed them all, or at the very least I got them scared as hell! I am not even setting up the camera tonight but tomorrow I will stuff something in the hole, and wait to see if they clear it out. That will tell the tale.
I got another animal surprise today at about the 11 1/2 km mark of my run. I knew there was a dog along there somewhere but I hadn't expected him for a few minutes yet. Either I misjudged the location, or this was a different dog, but he scared the living hell out of me. He was one of those indistinguishable, barnyard dogs that look and act insane. He came out of nowhere, snarling, barking, drooling, and snapping his ugly yap full of teeth. The funny thing is that once I was over my initial shock the adrenalin kicked in and the fear dissipated almost immediately. It is generally not that hard to deal with a lone animal as they usually settle for protecting their territory and letting you move on. When there is more than one, the pack mentality kicks in and they start thinking like wolves or something. I am also less troubled by a lone dog in the winter time, because I feel better protected under all my clothes, especially gloves. Just one time I want to punch one of these mongrels right in the mouth, but that would be a bad idea with a bare fist.
And I had a nice surprise today as well, and that was the run itself. After the intense week I had, I did not know how things were gonna go today. They went just fine thank you. Despite a very nasty east wind I managed a steady 22 kms in 1:55. I'm very happy with that.
(run 22 kms)
"The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy."---Karl Von Klausewitz
I got another animal surprise today at about the 11 1/2 km mark of my run. I knew there was a dog along there somewhere but I hadn't expected him for a few minutes yet. Either I misjudged the location, or this was a different dog, but he scared the living hell out of me. He was one of those indistinguishable, barnyard dogs that look and act insane. He came out of nowhere, snarling, barking, drooling, and snapping his ugly yap full of teeth. The funny thing is that once I was over my initial shock the adrenalin kicked in and the fear dissipated almost immediately. It is generally not that hard to deal with a lone animal as they usually settle for protecting their territory and letting you move on. When there is more than one, the pack mentality kicks in and they start thinking like wolves or something. I am also less troubled by a lone dog in the winter time, because I feel better protected under all my clothes, especially gloves. Just one time I want to punch one of these mongrels right in the mouth, but that would be a bad idea with a bare fist.
And I had a nice surprise today as well, and that was the run itself. After the intense week I had, I did not know how things were gonna go today. They went just fine thank you. Despite a very nasty east wind I managed a steady 22 kms in 1:55. I'm very happy with that.
(run 22 kms)
"The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy."---Karl Von Klausewitz
"Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise."---Alice Walker
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