A-MOOSIE

I´m going to share something with you that only those near and dear to me know...my Dad gave me a nickname growing up. Several actually, although the majority of nicknames played off the original. Are you ready? A-Moosie, or Moose....or Amoose. Yeah, I know...sweet eh? What every teenage girl wanted to be called...I know...you see as I was growing there was a period I went through three pairs of tennis shoes in three months. That is when I got the nickname from my Dad and it stuck. I was growing as big as a moose...then my name Amy....A-Moose....Amoosie...you get the drift...


It wasn´t the best nickname I could have thought of for myself at the time but over the years it´s grown on me and I find it endearing now. Of course no one calls me that anymore...not even Dad really. However when I see these guys....

I can´t help but feel a sense of unity with them...how lovely to be associated through a nickname to such a magnificent animal. 

I sat in my warm home drinking a cup of coffee and watching this fellow/lady through my binoculars in utter awe and amazement. Such a patient and slow moving animal. As I opened my window to take these photos the cats who were outside heard me and began crying...Mr./Ms. Moose heard the cat and stopped and stared for what seemed like forever in the direction of the house....not moving, simply looking like a statue...then ever so slowly turned in the slowest motion and moved quietly and slowly even further into the woods....

This amazing animal lives somewhere in the woods across from my house. I don´t see him/her that often which is amazing considering this isn´t a very big island...but I see footprints and I see he/she is on the move a lot...you´d think as slowly as they move and as small as this island is and as big as the moose is you´d see them more often but amazingly enough this is a rare experience and one I treasure every time I get it. 


The other night I made a stew with Moose meat. I know, all animal lovers are probably angry with me over that one...but such is life. Moose meat is actually a fantastic meat if you´ve never tried it. My kids had it for the first time the other night and then all of them in unison said we needed to catch the moose we had seen so we could have more of the wonderful meat! They are such little Vikings these offspring of mine! Have you ever tried moose meat? What is the best way you´ve had it prepared?


Tonight we´re doing scallops. If the recipe I am planning to use turns out I´ll share it with you. I would have shared the moose dish with you but totally forgot about blogging and photographing that evening- can you imagine? 


Until next time my friends....