Was jogging today along this road close to my cousin's house. Its really nice, with open spaces all around, and some woodlands and farmlands to either side. It was kinda stormy today, with grey clouds giving everything a gloomy tinge, and with the winds rustling the trees, whispering while the magpies cried their own song. And thats when i saw it, running across the dirt road.

A coyote.

It was so amazing! One of the largest animals that I have seen in the wild, and for it to be so close to our house an to downtown (we live 15min away). And to have farmlands and woodlands and wild animals of this size (deer are here too), adds a really special feeling.

A moment is magical because of the sum of its components. Everything has to be just right. The dark clouds and the sighing wind, and the cawing magpies all added to create an atmosphere, and a mental picture that I won't soon forget.