McKitty

Some days are better than others, even for wild animals.

It was just a couple of days after Christmas and I was on my way home from the grocery store in Two Harbors. Our dog, Nova Mae, road along with me. A pickup ahead of us had its flashers on. It was dark outside and hard to tell, but it seemed like he was still in the north bound lane on Highway 61 so I began to slow down. Maybe their engine died and they couldn’t get to the side of the road.

Then, an oncoming vehicle in the south bound lane turned on his emergency lights, a patrol car. I figured he was going to make a U-turn, in front of...