Blue Nettles

The other evening (it was dark out, but not late) I went out to see if the stars were still there. They seemed to all be in the right place and I was marveling...when I heard shots! Not just a couple of shots, either. I heard rapid firing. After telling Lynne about it we decided I should call the Sheriff's dispatch and report it. There is a herd of 30-40 deer who graze the field next to our house every night and we thought somebody could be poaching. At the very least it seems odd that somebody would be shooting like that after dark.

I called the dispatcher and she said she would send somebody out immediately. About 10 minutes later I got a call from a Sheriff's Deputy. He wanted to verify what I heard, when and where I was when I heard it. Then he said, "Yeah. That was me. I'm on the SWAT Team and I'm trying out the new assault rifle."

Apparently, his parents live down the road and he grew up here. Very nice guy. I guess I feel safe from the "terrorists" knowing that Andy and Barney are armed to the teeth.