Last night we heard coyotes much closer than we ever have before. They must have been in the woods right next to our house. Really, just a few yards away.
This morning Chris did some research on habitats that coyotes favor. It turns out that they like to be near a persimmon supply, and we certainly have that! Our persimmon trees all produce fruit too chalky and bitter for humans to eat, but at least the coyotes can make a feast. I can't quite wrap my mind around the image of coyotes eating persimmons in the middle of the night--it's so different from my past mental pictures of coyotes. I'm glad to have this prompt to paint a new picture.
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I like the silhouette of the persimmon tree when the fruit is ripe.
Me, too, Barbara--I can't get a good angle on ours to photograph them, though, which is a little vexing. It's a time when I wish I could draw.
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