Running through the Woods

A gray sky morning

Low moving clouds creeping along just above the trees

 

The wind blew late in the night, falling a few small Poplar along the path

Thinking a moment of going back and getting the Jeep it to pull them out of the way..

 

Instead, the sound of something moving through the woods distracted me

It sounded like a man running, not a deer..two feet not four

 

I ran toward the sound as the hackles on Jack and Pig's back stood up rigid,

which made the hair on my neck stand up, feeling the blood pump harder in my veins

 

Both dogs ran ahead, stopped, ears back, unsure of what it was they were seeing..

It was a huge Gobbler..

 

He flapped his wings and made it across the large creek to our left..

He hit the ground running, vanishing, blending into the dense forest, camouflaged like a hunter.

 

A Turkey walking or running through the woods, I will confirm,

Sounds like a person walking or running through the woods.

 

wkm

Oxford Ms