...what we had in our back yard this morning!

A mountain lion!!

Unfortunately, I didn't see it, but my 12 year old did. (Through the windows...she wasn't outside!) She came running to get me to show me, but it was gone when we both looked out. She didn't get a good look at it as it was moving away from the house and through the trees, but she saw the tawny tan color and the black on the back of its ears. She thought it might have been a bobcat, but then she mentioned that it was bigger than a German Shepherd! Based on her description, I'm inclined to believe it was a mountain lion.

Just shortly after that, we were driving to school and the local news on the radio said for folks on the outskirts of town to not be surprised to see more wildlife like bobcats and mountain lions in or near their yards because of the drought we've been experiencing. Our backyard borders on a large expanse of open desert and we are just a couple miles from the base of the mountains.....so.......

I'm torn between hoping we see it again, and not really wanting a mountain lion anywhere near our yard where the kids play!