My Husband parent’s place is slightly up the mountain so their home attracts much wildlife. The other month a skunk walked through the yard, which was pretty exciting and of course Thomas the neighbourly cat has made a home in their garden- well actually I think their couch by now. But what happened the other week takes the cake.
I didn’t knit these but I will…one day.
We went over for dinner and were just about to enjoy our ice cream and blueberry dessert when his father exclaimed “BEAR BEAR!” We all looked up to see a smallish (yet very BIG) black bear waltz across the law like it was no big deal. Stunned we all ran to the floor-to-ceiling windows to get a closer look. It was so exciting and SO close! The bear proceeded to the front of the house where it decided to visit a few other neighbours. About half- hour later when we were all comfortably sitting on the couches after a yummy dinner enjoying a good book or newspaper (well I was enjoying a good knit) we heard a loud BANG coming from the front- We all jolted up and ran to the front door which we swung open (in retrospect- probably not the best idea). So there we were, my husband, his dad and I all standing in the open front door watching the bear rummaging through the trash. Dad yelled to the bear “HEY GET OUT OF THERE!” Funny, I don’t think bears speak English because I think the bear must have heard “HEY OVER HERE WE ARE FOOD.” No sooner did we start yelling (and banging pots and pans) the bear stopped what he was doing, took one look at us, GRUNTED and started to charge at us (oh ya, did I mention the bear was only about 5 feet away from us to begin with). The three of us stepped back faster than I think we thought we could and my husband SLAMMED the door shut so fast, I turning the lock and we all braced ourselves and leaned on that door with all our might- we knew that bear would burst through that door so quickly and I think all three of us already envisioned that bear inside. But, as you have it- as soon as we slammed the door the bear stopped, turned and walked away. Dad looked at my husband and said “you almost slammed the door on my foot!” Saving lives over saving a foot might have been a no-brainer but either way my heart was beating so fast; a tad close for comfort.
Sheldon is, of course, a CiD Hanscom Design kit knit with Blue Sky Alpaca in Melange and Sport weight!
The Knitty Knitty Gritty 