Ever see those old RoadRunner cartoons where the coyote ends up in a dark cave. Then lights a match to see what's in front of him; then realizes he's surrounded by cases of TNT, drums of black powder, and jars of nitroglycerin. You know that right before everything explodes, he wished he didn't have a light.
I got that feeling earlier tonight. But no explosives were involved.
I feed the stray cats at the industrial job-site where I work. Mainly I feel sorry for Mama cat. She had, and took care of, 3 kittens before all of them were caught and "put to sleep." She's still around, and so are at least 3 male cats. I accidentally came up on her once while she was nursing one of her young. (That's why I call her Mama cat). During another incident, I left some food out. She stayed back while letting her 3 little ones eat first.
As a stray though, she runs away whenever I get near. I feed the cats at one certain spot where I know they can usually be found. Tonight, I went to that spot with some cat food. Found a dead animal very near the spot. Not sure what it was at first. But when I pulled out my single-stage Surefire E2DL, it was obvious what it was. But thankfully not Mama cat.
It was either a small cat or large kitten. (Ironically, one I had never seen before). Something had removed it from this world. Possibly a losing battle with a wild goose, or perhaps with another cat that didn't want to share the food I left. One thing is for sure . . . It was the only time I wished I didn't have a powerful light.
I got that feeling earlier tonight. But no explosives were involved.
I feed the stray cats at the industrial job-site where I work. Mainly I feel sorry for Mama cat. She had, and took care of, 3 kittens before all of them were caught and "put to sleep." She's still around, and so are at least 3 male cats. I accidentally came up on her once while she was nursing one of her young. (That's why I call her Mama cat). During another incident, I left some food out. She stayed back while letting her 3 little ones eat first.
As a stray though, she runs away whenever I get near. I feed the cats at one certain spot where I know they can usually be found. Tonight, I went to that spot with some cat food. Found a dead animal very near the spot. Not sure what it was at first. But when I pulled out my single-stage Surefire E2DL, it was obvious what it was. But thankfully not Mama cat.
It was either a small cat or large kitten. (Ironically, one I had never seen before). Something had removed it from this world. Possibly a losing battle with a wild goose, or perhaps with another cat that didn't want to share the food I left. One thing is for sure . . . It was the only time I wished I didn't have a powerful light.