A LARGE visitor

The other day, I was upstairs folding laundry and happened to look out the front window. I dropped what I doing and went racing downstairs. My slippers flew off halfway down the stairs and the kids came running to see what was the matter....

Well, nothing was really the matter - I just wanted them to see our friendly visitor that was inches away from our front windows - a yearling moose!

You see - the kids had seen every possible animal at Yellowstone just days before: bald eagles, wolves, bison, elk, antelope, and deer. We'd seen mountain sheep driving into town one day. They had become quite familiar with Grizzly Bears from the Bear Discovery Center in West Yellowstone. So, the only thing missing was a moose, and here he was, standing front and center out our front window.

Apparently, moose frequently come down into Meadow Village when the snow comes. He took quite a liking to our plants and trees outside. In fact, he was so engrossed by eating, he hardly noticed 6 peering children and a mom with camera and video camera in hand!