Hi guys! Today dawned sunny and warm and humid. I had work first off, and things were quiet and went smoothly. Yippee!😎
On the way home, I ran a couple of errands and once home, made a coffee to relax a bit. After that, it was time to hike. We set off.
The pile of bear 💩 was still there but unchanged as we saw no other indication that he/she had been back. It was a bit cooler and more dry up on top. I really noticed it when it came time to descend as the humidity rose and it was warmer.
We had some interesting hiking companions on the way back. After we got off the trail and back on the street we live on,we were about 25% of the way home on the street part of the hike, when we noticed the bats. Not just one, but probably a half a dozen or so. The first one that got my attention real quick did a drop and fly by about four feet in front of me 🙀. Outdoors, I’ve never had one that close. They are always way overhead. As we continued on, we became aware of more of them. They fly kind of kamikaze like anyway, but they were also doing a series of drop down fly by’s too. If you looked up, you could watch them almost take turns at us. It was during a series of maneuvers that I noticed Baby Batty! It was about a third of the size of Mama Batty. She must have been giving her baby flying lessons and we were in the flight path or too close to her young for her liking. We eventually got out of range and had started to relax when another fly over occurred. We’re not afraid of them-however-I didn’t want to find one plastered on my face!! All’s well that ends well. I’m beginning to think we attract them. First in the house a few weeks ago and now this. It’s never dull when we set out for a hike-that’s for sure!😁
Towhee Ridge with the sun shining from the west on the mountain towards the east.
Tonights sunset at our friend's off grid cabin on the trail.
Well, that’s it for now. Thanks for stopping by and have a good day wherever you are! 😎🥾🦇