Tough small mammal.
Oct. 22nd, 2022 08:16 pmIt finally happened: I hit a squirrel on my bike ride.
I should say this happened yesterday, but between the shock of the squirrel, doing some tasks for work, going to my parents' place for dinner, and ConFabCon, I didn't get the mental space to sit down and blog about it.
I should also say I didn't deliberately run into the squirrel. I was biking along, as I do, and a squirrel saw me coming and froze, as they do. This time, though, it didn't time its mad dash from the bike path to the safety of the bushes properly, and instead of getting to the bushes before I reached it - what happened was it ran right into my front wheel. The sound was unmistakable.
It wasn't a firm enough hit to force me to a stop, so I kept going and glanced back behind me. The squirrel was running off into the bushes, dazed but alive, and having well learned a lesson I doubt it'll soon forget.
I should say this happened yesterday, but between the shock of the squirrel, doing some tasks for work, going to my parents' place for dinner, and ConFabCon, I didn't get the mental space to sit down and blog about it.
I should also say I didn't deliberately run into the squirrel. I was biking along, as I do, and a squirrel saw me coming and froze, as they do. This time, though, it didn't time its mad dash from the bike path to the safety of the bushes properly, and instead of getting to the bushes before I reached it - what happened was it ran right into my front wheel. The sound was unmistakable.
It wasn't a firm enough hit to force me to a stop, so I kept going and glanced back behind me. The squirrel was running off into the bushes, dazed but alive, and having well learned a lesson I doubt it'll soon forget.
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