I hope the cars behind me on route 26 in Gray on Friday night saw the deer that crossed the road fifty feet in front of me. Otherwise they must have been pretty annoyed at how slowly I was going.
There was a deer crossing sign a little before that, and I saw a glint of something about eye high on the left of the road up ahead. It could have been a reflection off someone’s eyeglasses, if there were a person walking along the road there. I let up on the gas pedal and kept half an eye on it. Sure enough, it was a deer that was crossing as advertised.
Closer to our house, right at the T intersection where the road to downtown Casco comes in, I saw something on the telephone wire across the road. “I think that was an owl,” I said. “I’m turning around.” We looped back and stopped where our lights were shining enough on it. Yes — there was a barred owl sitting there looking at us.
So I think I’m getting more tuned in to what’s out there.