FOOTSTEPS ON THE ROOF

    One night as I lay in bed with my hands folded behind my head, I heard a thump at the opposite end of the house. It sounded as though a heavy body had landed on the roof. Then I heard something walking right along the ridge of the house. As you know if you've ever had someone shingle your roof, the sounds are magnified for those inside.
     As I lay and listened with keen interest, the steps proceeded the length of the house until the creature was directly over the bedroom. They paused for a moment and then ceased as the animal evidently leaped to the ground below.
The next morning I found mountain lion tracks at that side of the house. They showed fairly well in the place where he had landed due to the drop. After that there was no evidence of his passing. The beast was probably hoping to pounce upon his prey from the elevated position.
     As you might well imagine we thought about this when we came home at night in the weeks following this event.
We have had several other incidents involving mountain lions here at our remote home. In the weeks to come I hope to detail several of them for you. These stories are true, even though I am a writer of fiction.

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