Nothing ruins a peaceful lap around the driveway than an encounter with a bobcat.

Banjo Man did not take this photo.  It came from iStock, online.

American Bobcat – This is my most popular photo and one of the few of a REAL bobcat listed on iStockPhoto. This bobcat was not camera shy and seems to have posed for this picture.

The bobcat had been sitting on a stump at the edge of the driveway. He’d watched Banjo Man come around to his side of the oval and wasn’t the least bit intimidated. Once they exchanged stares, the bobcat slowly left the stump and slinked into the woods, but not before stopping one more time to look over his shoulder to see if the man in the giant black coat had dared to follow him.

Banjo Man raced into the safety of the house to declare, “I am never walking at dusk again!”

Here’s more info on our RI bobcats:

Click to access bobcat.pdf

This morning we’re in the middle of another rain-and-wind storm. Gusting up to 66 mph, the wind is roaring outside. So far no trees have blown down and we have not lost power. Many towns in the state continue to deal with historic flooding–and that was before this new storm dumped another 1-2″ of rain overnight.

Just received a warning email from the electric company. I’m going to post this now before the power goes out.

Enjoy the weekend. We are looking forward to the playoff games!