Oh Em Gee!!!

I forgot about these pictures. They were taken early last month, I think, or late February. Anyway, the resident mother and calf Alces alces took it upon themselves one afternoon to eat our lilac bush. The calf is in the foreground, and the mother is wondering what all the fuss is about. To get some idea of how close these critters were...

I was able to stand outside on our porch and take their pictures! And they don't seem all that bothered by me, although later a dog was barking at the cow and she didn't take too kindly to it.