Tag Archive | Flight or Fight

My Adrenaline Rush

Adrenalin rushed through my body as I stepped out my back door and heard a sound I hoped I would never hear in my yard. It was a menacing rattle that warned me to stay away! I immediately froze, looked down and smiled. I first thought I nearly stepped on a rattlesnake at the back […]

Daily Prompt: Fight or Flight

Terror on East Pond It was a beautiful spring day along the Connetquot River on New York’s Long Island. The crisp morning air was washed of smog from spring rains that fell overnight. Raindrops, caught by the spring growth of swamp maples, black gums, and viburnums, glistened in the morning sun. As I walked along […]