Close Encounter

Annie glanced out the back door as she was performing various household chores.
She caught a glimpse of a vague movement.

She reversed her steps for a double take.
"HUH!? What!?"

"What is that?" Something on the other side of the fence blended in very well . . . very well.
"Oh my gosh, I can't believe it, right outside our backyard!"

She made a mad dash for the camera as she called Rojelio to be of witness.

Annie was careful not to make any sudden movements as she entered the backyard, there's no telling how this encounter could take course. Rojelio was intently watching in amazement and wonder while holding back Chica, their attack dog.

"Be careful Annie," Rojelio whispered for fear this could end in turmoil.

As Annie approached the back fence, their eyes met. Both froze as to see what the other would do. Annie was the first to make a move.

FLASH-SNAP.

"Gotcha!" Annie quietly exclaimed.

Her subject did not seem to be bothered, going about business as usual before moseying on.

Once realizing it was safe, Rojelio joined Annie at the back fence. But Annie was on a mission. She opened the gate and lurched at a safe distance behind the subject, only now there was not the security of being behind the wooden planks.

A neighborhood cat suddenly appeared. Oh this could spell TROUBLE. Who knows what adding a cat to this formula could do. Annie closely observed. FLASH-SNAP. FLASH-SNAP.

Nothing. Nothing happened. Both the subject and the neighborhood nuisance harmonized and went on their ways.

Annie returned back to the yard. Her and Rojelio discussed the event, concluding it could have been as exciting as the observer made it. So for chuckles, they decided to make it pretty exciting.

The couple reentered their home resuming household duties, while making more frequent trips past the back door at a chance to relive the excitement, even though it was already digitally captured.

A few days later they saw their friend, Doris, out-and-about in the neighborhood. They figured she and the neighborhood cat had become friends. She was hangin' out at his house all afternoon and needed to head back to her forest home before the street lights came on.