Took the family out for a short day trip last weekend. Figured with the temps coming down, we won't have too much time left before the snow starts flying.
After a short walk thru the forest, my girl started hearing noises in the bush. Loud noises, and getting louder. She started getting a concerned look on her face. Figuring it was just a deer, I let out a loud "Hey there,deer!". Didn't have the intended effect. Instead of going away, the noises got louder. Without thinking too much, I stepped in front of my wife and daughter. Grabbing my 16 from my hip, I brandished it in front of me. Gave another shout, hoping to scare whatever it was away. There I stood, with my woefully-undersized-looking knife waving in front of me as the noises came crashing thru the bush closer and closer. Finally it crashed into a clearing, and stopped. We locked eyes for what seemed liked an eternity. Then, with a shrug of its massive head, it backed away from where it came. Managed to swallow my heart long enough to make sure the family was ok, and got the hell outta dodge. The wife managed to take one blurry pic before it took off:
Managed to clean it up a bit, to get a better look:
😄
Alright, that was LAME. Sorry. Haven't had much time on the weekends with work and such, so managed to sneak the family and nephew away for an afternoon to Jurassic Forest. A nice easy stroll thru the forest surrounded by animatronic dinosaurs. Kids loved it (alright, so did I. I mean, who doesn't like robot dinos...).
Kids had fun, managed to take my 16 for another outing; although it just had spot duty cutting apples at the back of the picnic area (didn't want to scare the rest of the children). Good time had by all.
After a short walk thru the forest, my girl started hearing noises in the bush. Loud noises, and getting louder. She started getting a concerned look on her face. Figuring it was just a deer, I let out a loud "Hey there,deer!". Didn't have the intended effect. Instead of going away, the noises got louder. Without thinking too much, I stepped in front of my wife and daughter. Grabbing my 16 from my hip, I brandished it in front of me. Gave another shout, hoping to scare whatever it was away. There I stood, with my woefully-undersized-looking knife waving in front of me as the noises came crashing thru the bush closer and closer. Finally it crashed into a clearing, and stopped. We locked eyes for what seemed liked an eternity. Then, with a shrug of its massive head, it backed away from where it came. Managed to swallow my heart long enough to make sure the family was ok, and got the hell outta dodge. The wife managed to take one blurry pic before it took off:
Managed to clean it up a bit, to get a better look:
😄
Alright, that was LAME. Sorry. Haven't had much time on the weekends with work and such, so managed to sneak the family and nephew away for an afternoon to Jurassic Forest. A nice easy stroll thru the forest surrounded by animatronic dinosaurs. Kids loved it (alright, so did I. I mean, who doesn't like robot dinos...).
Kids had fun, managed to take my 16 for another outing; although it just had spot duty cutting apples at the back of the picnic area (didn't want to scare the rest of the children). Good time had by all.
