A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Countryside
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I was walking through Lydiard Park on my home from a hike in the country the other day. The weather was officially sunshine and showers, though as it hadn't rained, the ground was pasable and there were some excellent cloudy skies, full of mood and drama. I'd write a poem but lets be honest, I'm not poetic in the slightest, and since a picture tells a thousand words, I took some photo's instead. None of which were any good. C'est la vie.
Anyway, I came round the corner of the house (Open to the public but in thirty years I've never bothered to go in) and sat munching on its latest victim was this enormous great dane, looking absolutely elegant and the very epitome of englishness in the georgian setting of mansion and landscaped grounds.
I asked the lady owner if I could take a photo. She looked a bit suprised, also a bit like she was expecting some sort of chat-up line, but she was happy enoug to let me do so. I made a quip about getting a photo before the dog ate me. I knelt down, set the camera, and the dog got curious. "No no no, stay there!"
To no avail. The great dane trotted across and stared me in the face as only a dog the size of a siberian bear can do. It wasn't wagging its tail, just smelling my face, and I had the curious preminition of losing whatever facial features I had in this animals quest for sustenance.
The owner, bless her, came to my rescue and the dog obediently sat back down where it had been. I got the photo. In actual fact the great dane wasn't being aggressive at all, it was merely curious and none too impressed with me. I'll try to do better next time Fido.
Encounter of the Week
During my hike through the wilderness of Wiltshire earlier, I passed by two women of mature age who were a little worried about passing a cow stood astride the footpath.
"Its a cow" I told them, "She's more more scared of you."
"Oh" They said, "We thought it might be like a bull"
Groan. Anatomy obviously wasn't taught in their day. As it happened I met them again going the other way later on. I said hello and one of them mentioned it was an amusing coincidence that we were passing again.
"Well I had to," I said, "I was worried the cow might have eaten you."
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