hare and snakeskin

[carmalee]

Not really a question but never mind. I just love living where I do - just had a great walk along the riverbank - as soon as we got out of my gate 'The Fleet One' put up a hare which he chased away from me - the hare doubled back with dog in hot pursuit - both passed by within two feet of where I was standing then the hare escaped through the fence. It wasn't ever in any danger - TFO is fast (border collie) but no match for a hare. we carried on across the bridge and way up along the bank. on the way back I spotted a sloughed off snake skin right on the path in a very open position. I am quite aware of where I put my feet (lived in Africa) so am fairly confident it wasn't there on my way out. saw six swans together, lots of moorhens - a family of them with six babies, ducks and a heron. Great.

[coccinelle]

I agree carmalee, to live where there are lots of wild animals makes you feel good to be alive especially on a walk with only the sounds of birds in the background. Near me there are lots of wild doe deer, boars, hares, rabbits, pheasants and it always a pleasure to come across them on a walk.

[Mosaic]

These would all have been seen as omens by our ancestors.

I take it you don't live in Burnley?

[carmalee]

mosaic - an astute observation - you should have been on the walk, maybe I missed something.

[carmalee]

coccinelle - I think as long as we appreciate how lucky we are and not take it for granted we won't go far wrong. I appreciate not everyone wants to live in the sticks but it must be awful for those who do but for whatever reasons can't and have to stay in town. I'm definitely a 'give me a home where the buffalo roam' type.

[coccinelle]

Well, I'm 50 km from centre of Paris and yet have all this in a small village on the doorstep. Best of both worlds I'd say.

[carmalee]

can't argue with that!

[Chaffinch]

I'm lucky too, and very much appriciate it, I took the dogs out earlier two Buzzards playing on the termals, and doing their wonderful call. Sparrow Hawk and Red Kite, spotted (no sign of the Hobby I saw a couple of weeks ago though), loads of rabbits, phesant and partridge. Masses of butterflys too, must get a book as I havent a clue what most of them are! Bliss

[carmalee]

with you on that one chaffinch - need to get clued up on butterflies - have no idea about them except they are beautiful