It's a good thing I was already running...

I saw 3 snakes on my run

this morning!!! The first was a long, skinny

green snake that was already slithering

across the path as I was going by. I was

a little creeped out, but it was moving on

it's way so I was okay. Then about 50 feet

around the bend was a big, fat brown snake

just laying there looking poisonous and

deadly. That one scared me and I gave it

a lot of room as I went around...I also gave

warnings to others passing by to BEWARE!

Then on my way home, I have a short cut

through the woods that leads to my house.

I was replaying the sightings in my mind

when I saw snake #3. It was thin and

light brown, laying all the way across the

width of the path. I can't go around it and

there is NO WAY I am going over it. So

I started kicking leaves and sticks at it until

it turned and slithered back into the bushes.

So there you have it...I have now turned

from a trail runner to a road runner in the

span of about 20 minutes. You won't catch

me over at Snake Lake ever! By the time

winter sets in, I will be in my new town with

lots of others routes to find :O) So farewell

old trail, it was nice knowing you!

(photo from folksy,com)