October Surprize
If you saw any of the political roast at the Al Smith dinner, then you learned the October surprise, that one of the candidates shares a middle name with “Steve” the watch rabbit of Two Mile Ranch. (In the You Tube link, look around the 7 - 8 minute mark for the revelation.)
In contrast, my October surprise came tonight when I returned home from several days away to find the un-baited Havaheart trap was holding “Steve”. Okay, he’s not much of a watch rabbit, but I turned him loose, none the worst for his time in captivity. I watered the pheasants, tossed them some cracked corn to scratch for in the morning, and unloaded the car from the trip away.
Even as a writer, I dont think I can find the words to describe the peaceful feeling of sitting here in western boots on the deck in the dark tonight, listening to the sounds of Two Mile, sipping ice tea, and being home again.
