One foot in front of the other.
So, I went for a ride from home (Manhattan) to Nyack this morning and it was wonderfully cool! I loved it! As I got to the Western side of the George Washington Bridge, I almost ran into a BIG, wild turkey, almost immediately after that I saw a rabbit, so I decided that today would be nature day. Not that I would go looking for things, but they just seemed to find me today!!
As my ride continued, I saw (and when I say, “saw” I don’t mean saw through the trees, I mean up close and personal!!) another turkey, two more rabbits, a chipmunk and a groundhog!
This evening when I got home from work, I went for a run in The Cloisters, Fort Tryon and Inwood Hill Parks. On the last leg of my run in the hills, I was coming down off of a rise and all of a sudden, from my left about ten feet in front of me, came a baby skunk!! IN MANHATTAN!!! It was one of the cutest things ever! However, not being an idiot, I immediately froze (as did the skunk), and slowly turned around and HAULED ASS in the opposite direction!
Weird day, huh?
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That reminds me of the time I was riding my bike on the local bike path and saw a deer on the left hand side about 30 feet away. I yelled "Stay" because I really didn't want to get into a wreck due to her crossing in front of me. We just looked at each other as I rode past. The deer didn't seem to care much for me but at least she stayed still.
Had you been watching "The Deer Whisperer"? Nice work!
That is really cool Brandon. Being one with nature huh? Did you read about the turtles that were on the tarmac at Kennedy airport http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/09/turtles-…
CRAZY!!!
That is awesome Brandon. At least you did not ride over any toads like I did last week. Those little guys are always all over the place. Every time I go for my bike ride in the morning I see armadillos, raccoons, frogs and toads. I even saw a fox and an owl. There is nothing better than being on your bike outside under the blue sky, breathing in fresh air with animals all around you. Oh wait, you live in NY there is no fresh air in Manhattan. Adios amigo.