It’s creepy to feel that I am being watched.
It happens almost everyday when I walk.
It happens in a shady lane where I seek respite from the hot sun.
Walking, I feel someone watching.
There is no one in the lane.
My dog Ginny is always with me.
She is a lovable, friendly Golden Doodle.
Would she defend me? I think so.
Yet, I don’t want to put her to the test!
Why not go a different way?
Why court trouble?
I am being watched.
Summoning my courage, I decide to investigate.
Instead of hurrying on to reach the sunny part of the lane, I stop.
I look around and feel someone watching me.
I want to run. I can not breathe.
I look at Ginny.
She is happily sniffing the ground with no thoughts of danger.
I look up and see an eye staring at me.
I gasp! I stand there.
Who put it there?
What is the story?
I doubt I will ever know who, why or when.
However, this wooden creature is now part of my story.
I can tell my grandchildren about when their Oma was scared to walk down a lane.
Maybe there’s a lesson for them about looking all around – not just straight ahead.
I can relate the tale with a laugh to my girlfriends at lunch.
It can lighten the moment as only silly stories among friends can do.
I can share it with my Internet buddies!
It is another link to sharing our humanity with each other.
~Lori
Lori Greer in Portland 
Ecologists tell us that as we walk in the mountains, mountain lions are sometimes watching us from a safe perch, trying to decide whether we’re worth taking as lunch. I’m hoping that if I ever see an eye staring through the brush, it will be a wooden one!
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Haha! Love it!
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And then there are the monkey’s in the tree tops………. 🙂
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Accept that you are being watched. Imagine it to be a guardian angel or some other kindred spirit and give thanks for the protection.
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Maybe it was your Guardian Angel who ‘Wooden’ go away Lori. It’s why Ginny smelt no danger for you.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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I see the lion watching you from just below the egg!
He seems harmless enough – and well fed!
Great work spotting them and with the photo. 🙂
love.
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And probably a message from your spirit within that you are being watched over Lori, whatever your path 😀 ❤
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What a wonderful story – that is some strange goose, scribed all over with rune signs and astrological symbols and math equations and messages from space – or maybe just a recipe for spaghetti sauce. This is the stuff that campfire stories are made of. Your children will pass the tale down to their children. A hundred years from now, someone will take a youngster in their lap and begin: Did I ever tell you about the time that Oma Greer got word from on high?
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Ha ha…that’s a scary thing to find in the woods!! I feel that sense quite often walking our property line and sometimes I will spot a wild turkey in the tree or a coyote watching from a distance. Strange when you can “sense” that. Hope things are going well with your DIL. Tina
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Good one! A story with a giggle at the end. 😁
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Glad you were brave enough to look up!
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Loved this story. Gave me a laugh as well. Thanks for sharing.
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Wow, what a relief! 🙂
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