Mattie and I happened upon an opossum in the front yard the other night.
It was too dark to see anything - beyond the reach of the porch light - but the way Mattie was snarling I immediately thought Mountain Lion.
I increased the volume on my phone and blasted out whatever Podcast I was listening to and in the illumination I saw this little critter. Not a mountain lion but still scary.
I grabbed my deaf dog by her nape and pulled her away and we both hurried to the house.
