Batty

H.Waller
Date: 13 November, 2008
Time: 1800
Location: Standing on the sky bridge
Weather: Dryer than the past few days, cold and clear, 45 degrees

I was going about my busy little routine today and suddenly it was 5:30 pm and I looked outside to see the darkness that has been creeping upon us ever earlier these days. Today was the first day it did not rain at all in a long time, so the night air was cold and crisp as it let itself right in through the too-thin fabric of my jacket. The sky was clear and the moon brilliantly shining white and illuminating objects in the contrasting night. I was watching the moon from the skybridge as a friend spoke to me on our way to dinner at 6:00, when suddenly a little brown, furry bat in the distance flew by right over the moon. It was as if a scene from a cliche horror film had been played out in front of my eyes. Only, I find bats fascinating, so rather than being creeped out, this event made my night. Upon doing a bit of research, I learned that bats that live in Oregon only eat insects, which explains why the two times I have seen them here this fall they have been flying high in the sky probably trying to catch some dinner!
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