Tis the Day Before the Hunters

Did you see the hunters moon this week? It was so beautiful. It is the first full moon after the harvest moon and is named this because it is ideal light for the hunter to hunt and stockpile food for the winter.

I love fall but I dislike hunting season. It opens tomorrow. All year, I get watch these young bucks grow up and graze our meadows only to have them shot and then hung on the wall as a trophy. I knew coming into the ranching lifestyle that hunting was part of it, but that doesn’t mean I like it.

So I whispered to these guys yesterday during my hike,

“Run, hide yourselves. You will be hunted soon”.  Obviously they didn’t get it because I saw them this morning in their usual spot.

But hopefully they will hunker down in some tall grass and stay quiet until the gunfire ceases.

This girl can only hope. Until then, I shall accessorize in orange.

Over & Out,
Leah

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