watch out for the wildlife!

when my parents first moved to richmond, one of the first stories to come out involved my mom. it was a sunday night, and chris and i were at QE theatre to catch a show. for some reason i had to call my mom before the show started. the conversation went something like this....

me: hey mom
mom: hey sweetie. how are you?
me: i'm fine. u?
mom: i had a cow last night
me: what did my brother do now?
mom: no, i had a cow.
me: i know! what did he do?
mom: nothing! we had a cow walking down our street!
me: WTF?
mom: i was w/laurie in the dining room, when we heard a strange noise. so we took a look outside, and there was a big cow moo-ing down the street!
me: HUNH?!

yup, right in the middle of richmond, was a cow walking down my mom's street. so what did she do? well, what would you do?! she called the cops! hahahah! they actually did show up, but the cow had somehow made a quick escape. so they told her to call them again if it reappeared. sure enough, my mom was taking the dog for a walk the next morning, and a pair of great big eyes were watching her from behind a dirt pile. it was a fairly large dirt pile.....there was a lot of construction back then. so she called the cops. this time they showed up and the cow was hanging around. unfortunately i can't exactly remember what happened after that. apparently the area used to have some farmland which has now become residential. the cow was probably a little homesick for the old 'hood.

next up......bunny rabbits! yes, bunny rabbits. this neighbourhood seems to have an abundance of rabbits. every time i walk down the street from the bus stop to my parents house, i can inevitably see at least 2-3 bunnies. they are really super cute, but seriously, what are they doing hanging around construction sites?! i fear for their safety sometimes....they're sitting by the side of the road keeping an eye on things. maybe they're the neighbourhood watch! someone's gotta do it, right? :-)