Lightning Creek

Lightning Creek Looking North

Cherokee County

Saturday morning I headed west from town out towards the old mining towns of West Mineral and Sherman. Along the way I stopped on the Lightning creek bridge and got out. As I looked to the north I saw what I think was a small grey fox silently move up the bank and disappear into the brush. I was too slow to get a photo. But I really thought the reflection was beautiful.

Lightning Creek looking South

Cherokee County

I turned to look south and stood for a moment in the quiet of the shaded bridge. I suddenly realized there was a dog, a light colored lab down stream. As I looked closer I saw that the lab was eating away at what I think looked like a deer carcass. Hes in the photo but too far for my lens. Soon another dog a German Short Hair appeared. Funny thing this area is a controlled shooting area, no hunting. Well I thought I hope its not a poached deer. I took a few more photos and turned to go to the car just as a coyote crossed the road and stopped to look at me from the east. I think its unusual to see dogs and coyotes and foxes around at the same time, maybe it was the carcass that brought all three together.