desert encounters

Pull in the driveway after the movie. Instead of heading into the house, I open the back looking for my iPod. If I'm going to go for a hike tomorrow to "mull things over", I wanted my iPod, but knew it'd need charging.

While digging in the back, I hear a noise as if someone's walking on the gravel nearby. I had come across my Maglight already, so I found it again. Big old stinky javelina at the neighbors trash can. I see that hers isn't secured and can be knocked over by this critter.

So stupid me, I go to the edge of the driveway and pick up some gravel rocks and start hurling them at the javelina. He slowly wanders off. I go back to my searching in the car, and hear noise again in the gravel.

Okay, stupid of me. I probably pissed him off and he's going to come and get me.

I steel my nerves, grab the flashlight again, and find a bigger rock. I think I hit him that time and he ran off. Then found the iPod, locked the car quickly and ran inside.

Darn stinky creatures. I should talk to my neighbor about securing her trash can somehow.