Hiking in nature encounters are ordinary events. The reactions to them depend on different facts: the weather, the mood, special circumstances, and the subject of the encounter.
I was ascending to the summit of mount Croce dei Fo, in an still cold March day, with the perspective of still a long way to go; the weather was variable, from sunny to foggy and the slope was rather steep, so the view in front of me was pretty reduced. Until when, already close to the summit, they suddenly appeared. A herd of goats with an aspect that I never saw before, of unusually bog size, as were their horns.
But, as almost all goats, they were very peaceful and curious, conscious of the fact that they could suddenly disappear upon need. So, I remained watching them for a while. Their aspect and the surprise inspoired this story.

An goat encounter. Filippo D’Antuono. piudimille.com. All rights reserved.