I was reading about a young man, that I remember as Dave, who was catfishing along a local slough. Dave was sitting on the bank having some pretty good luck and catching a lot a fish. As he was pulling them out, he was laying them beside himself on the shore.
It was very quiet and calm as he sat there enjoying the cool of the morning. And then at some point, Dave heard some rustling noise behind him; he turned around to look but there was just a wall of tules. He returned to fishing, and then he heard it again. ” What in the world…!” Again he looked around; there was nothing there.
He continued fishing; and as the morning sun began to warm him up, he began to become a little drowsy. And then, all of a sudden, a loud ” squawking” noise startled him from his half-sleep; he  turned to see this huge Great Blue heron making a get-away with the largest of the catfish!
My experience was a little more mundane as I captured this photo.

Not very nervous.

I saw the Gray fox again, probably the same one; it was a nearby location and he was about the same size. Not being as skittish as last time; he seemed more curious than afraid. As he wandered off into the tall grass another one appeared and followed behind him. I’m guessing that they are siblings and about a year old.

A friendly place!

We were on field maneuvers in southern Germany and this weekday evening I was off duty. I knew that there was a bahnhof a couple of miles away; so I thought that I would hike down there, have a few beers, and relax. I found the railroad tracks just outside our camp and began to walk along them in search of my destination. The area was heavily forested, and darkness was approaching; but it wasn’t long before I found the station. It was warm inside and there was a friendly atmosphere so I stayed for an hour or so.
I needed to get back before bed-check at midnight so I decided that it was time to get going. My spirits were high as I headed back down the railroad tracks in the direction that I had come. It wasn’t long before I came to a spur leading off in another direction. ” Where did that come from? I didn’t see that before!” I had no idea which one that I came in on; I just started off on the right. “But wait,was this the way?” I was somewhat panicked; it was pretty dark, and I was confused,turning back several times before continuing on. Shortly I came to another spur; now I was really lost and it was getting perilously close to midnight!
About to give up hope of ever finding my way; off in the distance I saw a faint light shining through a break in trees. I left the tracks and headed cross country; stumbling through the forest I finally came upon our camp, making it just before the bewitching hour.