Prairie stroll

I was out for a walk today for the first time in a while. We've had a lot of rain and so it has been too muddy to take my usual route.
It was just a beautiful morning, and because I was walking into a slight breeze, I managed to get quite close to five antelope before they noticed me. They are quite timid of course, and when they saw me they ran off a little distance. I met them again on my way home. Magnificent creatures! They ran off in unison and made not a sound.
I love the prairies. They kind of chase you to Jesus in a way, because there's just no place to hide. My favorite time of day to walk is at the golden time of evening. Then the colors are greener and more golden than any other time of day. Right now we have many coyotes and foxes, and I get a little nervous going too far from home in the evening, so I walk during the day. We can hear coyotes howling all night long, and some of them are getting a little over-bold, but they're probably too afraid of people to come close to me.