Sunday, February 26, 2012

Foxtrot

When I dozed off around 10:00 on the sofa Friday night, the temps were falliing and the wind was raging.  I roused myself to go to bed around 11:30 and glanced outside and was in shock.  Almost 2 inches of snow had fallen.  And it was falling so thickly that I could barely see across the road from the front bay window.

But there was something I COULD see. Just off the front walk was a gorgeous little fox, dancing back and forth as if looking (or tracking) something just out of my line of sight.

(Sorry for the pics.  I still cannot fathom how to get a good night shot from the camera.)




I assume it was going after some rodent that was running around in the corner of the shade garden under the outside lamp.

But to watch him/her dancing so nimbly on those slender black legs was a joy to watch.  It was easy to see how a dance came to be called "Foxtrot".

5 comments:

  1. Would you believe DH saw a fox this week too! We haven't seen one in years.

    I haven't taken a good night shot with my camera either....of course I am usually in bed at night very early.

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    1. They are so handsome, and I'd rather have them around hunting at night than coyotes. I hear they are on the rise these days.

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  2. Hope you're keeping warm, after the messing around with your plumbing this week the last thing you want is to be cold :{

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    1. Oh yes, thanks. Toasty warm, especially since I've gotten the laundry done am well-insulated with cozy socks. :-D

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  3. Lucky you! We've had virtually no snow and although I've seen fox around here, I've never seen them in my neighborhood.

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