He took my Breath Away

I was walking my dog through the neighborhood. We came around a corner and were walking down the sidewalk. Something caught my attention out of the corner of my eye. I turned my head to see what it was. Three feet from me was a ten point buck that must have weighed just under 800 lbs. He was absolutely huge and very majestic looking. It took my breath away and my heart nearly stopped beating. He was standing so still that he looked like a statue. I knew he wasn't a statue, because I could see plenty of drool coming out of his mouth and dripping on the ground. After my heart started beating normally again and I started breathing, I quickly and very quietly took the dog and stepped off the sidewalk and crossed the street. My dog never even noticed him because he was standing so very still and not moving even a muscle. After I was a safe distance away, I stopping and took in his beauty. I have never in my life been so close to something so big and majestic. I could have almost reached out and touched him. I was so glad that the dog didn't notice him and bark. I would hate to think of what might have happend if the dog would have spooked him. After we got far enough away, he started eating again. I said to myself that we sure should have had our camera with us today. Since I'm originally from Utah, we would call it a 10 point buck. Here in Colorado Springs they would call it a five point buck meaning 5 points on each side.