Coyotes are the ultimate at urban survival. They're pretty savvy and adaptable--they even live longer in urban settings than rural--eating rats and mice, garbage, etc. But they're still pretty good at avoiding people.
Mal: If anyone gets nosy, just, you know... shoot 'em. Zoe: Shoot 'em? Mal: Politely.
'Serenity'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cashmere - Nov 28, 2010 3:41:46 pm PST #7797 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
flea - Nov 28, 2010 4:10:47 pm PST #7798 of 30001
information libertarian
We had a coyote living in our backyard for a while earlier this year. Repeated sightings over the course of a couple of weeks. Happily it moved on. We are pretty urban - not LA urban, probably, but not suburban subdivision by any means - 50 foot wide lots and not a lot of open space.
§ ita § - Nov 28, 2010 4:11:24 pm PST #7799 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Liese S. - Nov 28, 2010 4:21:26 pm PST #7800 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Pics on flickr 'cause it totally happened!
Tapestry camel for Aims.
Egyptian kohl containers for the makeup peoples.
Not a great pic, but the best pic couldn't convey how cool Chagall's windows were.
Thanks so much buffistas, for redeeming a potentially bad day! So much fun.
Beverly - Nov 28, 2010 4:22:06 pm PST #7801 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
RIP Leslie Nielsen.
Aw, damn. Farewell, Sgt. Frobisher.
Have I told this story here? Coyotes used to count as a hazard on the golf course near us. "Pup got my ball." "Drop a new one."
Liese S. - Nov 28, 2010 4:26:12 pm PST #7802 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Ha. That's awesome.
I saw a coyote today, too, on the train in crossing an Indiana cornfield. The track noise scared him, and he ran, but then once out of danger stopped and turned to look at the train as it passed.
Sue - Nov 28, 2010 4:57:11 pm PST #7803 of 30001
hip deep in pie
RIP Leslie Nielsen.
Awwww.
A hiker was killed by coyotes in a national park last year which has caused coyote hysteria around here. There's a coyote bounty, even though wildlife experts don't really think it's going to help the growing population. And I guess ours have interbreeded with wolves at some point, which people claim makes them aggressive.
My nephew lives in a fairly rural area and says when he and his friends are hanging out at night, they can flash their falshlights into the woods and can see lots of glowing eyes watching them...creepy.
Atropa - Nov 28, 2010 4:59:17 pm PST #7804 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I would have been prepared if it was a zombie, but I have no coyote plan.
Considering I spent all day catching up on episodes of The Walking Dead, this sentence is even funnier than usual to me.
Thanks to you people talking about Vamp lipstick last night, I made an LJ post searching for it. One of my friends has two barely-used tubes that she is trading me for perfume! Whee!
§ ita § - Nov 28, 2010 5:41:00 pm PST #7805 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Because I don't only post pictures of short haired women for Hec: cat in boxes.
I don't even get why I just watched that.
Allyson - Nov 28, 2010 5:50:10 pm PST #7806 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I got Makeup Forever's Moulin Rouge, and it's the best red lipstick I've ever had.