DD and her new hubby were on their way home from their honeymoon and passing by, so they stopped for a visit. We decided to go out to dinner and head back to our house right after and they'd get on the road again. That didn't happen! Well, at least for a couple of hours. On the way back to our house there was a big accident on the highway. Road blocked both directions for miles. There are no alternate routes around here, LOL. We were behind a cowboy in a pickup truck, heading to a rodeo. A little while later a couple of other cowboys were walking back to their truck, after walking up ahead to see if they could see anything (no one could, as it was miles up the road) so DH asked them if they saw anything. They stopped to chat and the cowboy in front us us walked back to talk to them, too. They were all headed - and going to now be late - for the rodeo.
I LOVE cowboys. LOL. Always have. These ones were the real deal, but the 2 walking back were so young, like 17 and 18. And always so polite. We enjoyed chatting with them for part of the wait. Finally, around 8:40 we got to start moving.
We have a pallet full of leftover stone for the outside of the house. They are in boxes that they came in, stacked 4-5 boxes high on the pallet, that is over on the side of our house, between us and neighbors. DH noticed a bunch of mouse droppings and the cardboard on the boxes tore into. Then he went around to the other side of it. One of the stacks, 4 high, was completely moved, turned at an angle on the pallet. DH said that stack is like 200 pounds. Then neighbor came outside and said he had noticed that too this morning because he had his dogs out and they were totally sniffing around it. They both figure it had to be something pretty big to be able to move the stack of stone like that. Maybe a bear? Neighbor has a game camera, so he brought it out and we're going to install it and see if we see anything the next few days.
I loved the Mid-South Rodeo we always went to in Memphis. I have not been to a rodeo in years. I hope you don't have a bear. They can break into houses and cars to get even a candy bar.
ReplyDeleteI've always loved rodeos, too. My biological dad and grandpa were real rancher cowboys.
DeleteHope it is not a big scary critter!
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see if we capture anything on the camera!
DeleteYou guys will have to get a game cam. You probably get all kinds of things passing through your property. My daughter got my husband one for Christmas last year from amazon. It was not expensive at all and takes really good video, even at nite.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure once we get some pics off of borrowed neighbors game cam he's going to want one!
DeleteGlad to hear that chatting with the cowboys helped pass the time while you were stuck in traffic! Hope they made it to the rodeo, after all.
ReplyDeleteWow, that has to be something big and strong to move that stack of boxes! Wonder what you'll see on the camera footage!
it sounds like they made it. I'm sure the beer garden at the rodeo benefited from the delay, LOL.
DeleteWe live right on the edge of town and get a fair amount of wildlife so I can imagine you could have interesting visitors.
ReplyDeleteit will be interesting. DH texted our mason guy (he knows hunting and wildlife very well) and first thing he said was a bear, too. We'll see. Hopefully he was just passing through, haha.
DeleteIt will be interesting to see what pictures come up on the trail cam. I wonder what would make whatever it was want to get into boxes of stone?
ReplyDeleteDH already knew there is some little varmint in there - either a mouse or pack rack, so we are thinking whatever moved that was trying to get to the mouse/rat. DH was thinking it's probably a pack rat, so he set up our cage trap that day before, too, but nothing in it yet, either.
ReplyDeleteYuck! If it is a rat, let the other critter get it! Lol
DeleteWish we had cowboys here too. Well the local mountain people do wear a kinda cowboy hat thingy but don't really ride horses - more like cows with cowbells!
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