you never know what is lurking in the shadows

imagine my surprise
when i found out
i had walked right by this guy
within 10 feet
and never even knew it
until i was up the path
at the general store
about 50 feet away.

he had been in the water
in front of menor's ferry dock
(which is part of the general store i have spoke of in a prior post)
and the ferry could not dock
so the ranger running the ferry
persuaded him to move by slowly moving the ferry up to the dock.

well, mr moose was not happy at all
and started stomping and snorting
but eventually, wandered over to the sand and laid down.

that is where i came wandering along
not realizing he was there.

we had to give him lots of room
because of his mood.
it also doesn't help that it's rutting season for the moose
and he was a bit frustrated, if you know what i mean.

he was there for at least 2 hours
until i went home.
it did not look like he was in any hurry to get moving.