Over the weekend, the coyotes' nighttime yips and howls woke me numerous times.
Sometimes they sounded so close, I wondered if I should go out and check on the sheep. I didn't, but the sheep were fine.
The coyotes carried on so much that dogs across the countryside -- and even one or two of my own -- responded their barks that were no match for full-throttle coyote call.
On the third night, I decided that if the coyotes were going to keep me awake, I'd record them. I left my iPad underneath the open bedroom window.
On the third night, the only coyote sound was so distant, I was sure the cricket chirp would drown it out.
On the fourth night, the coyotes yipped and howled, but it was so short-lived that by the time I got out of bed and to the window, it had stopped.
I will keep trying.
But I know that my nights are numbered. Soon, we will be entering the time when we close the windows at night, and I no longer will fall asleep to crickets and the coyotes.
I wonder if they know that too and will wait me out.
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It's a disconcerting sound around here, especially when we have young kids in the pasture. We too are fast approaching the time when we'll have to close our windows at night, meaning we won't hear the owls and crickets at night (and the dreaded coyotes) or the rooster crows in the morning.
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