Issue 41: Trickster Outside

Well, that’s a show stopper to your work day….looking for the greenbelt behind Hugga HQ, she could see it and was planning how to get there.

Then heard the camera shutter and darted back into the bushes.

Guess if I knew a trickster was gonna appear, would’ve had a tripod set up, a blind, and took frames in silent mode. When I looked up from the computer and saw her, there was a moment of eye contact. No fear from either of us, but calculating the next move: mine with a camera, and her back onto the safe path.

Urban Coyotes

Don’t talk politics or religion on FB, but seeing a wild animal is spiritual for me; especially when they’re right outside my home office AND make eye contact. It’s also very unusual to see a mature coyote…seen juveniles before. Coyotes run the greenbelts and feed on rabbits along the Burke Gilman. The longest moment I’ve had with one, was near Kent, in the middle of a long ride:

I rode past a coyote hunting rabbits, while the sun broke through black storm clouds. The coyote’s glance reminded me to live outside of the office, not online, or twittering in social networks all the time. The coyote kept running and I pedaled a bit faster.

Today she was looking for the greenbelt behind our house and popped out of the bushes just a few houses too soon.

I doubt I’ll ever see her again, but she sure made an impression on me.

If I ever made a bike brand, it’d invoke urban survival like the coyote, and give a tip of the hat to Research Dynamics. RD Coyotes were OGs in Taiwan before staffers from bike companies like Specialized or Trek ever ate a hot pot there.

As long as coyotes keep running paths, I’ll keep pedaling faster.

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