I had been letting Phyllis’ three beloved cats out into the yard, every morning and night. She was not happy when i did that, especially at night. Last week I saw a really big coyote around the corner, wandering the street, at only 7 pm. It’s against the law to kill ‘em in Agoura. And two nights ago, the tv news, lead story was a brazen coyotes attack on a little girl walking with her parents in Orange County. The Animal Control people said coyotes usually don’t attack humans. But, with construction taking their land, the coyotes are getting really aggressive in search of food. Then last night at 10 pm, as I got out of the car in the driveway, I heard the coyotes on the hill right across the street, doing that yip-yip-howl thing they do when they group-kill. So I hurriedly unlocked the door, ran into the house, and immediately let the cats outside. But an hour later, the damn things all came back. I had forgotten to turn the flashing “Coyotes Welcome Here” sign on.