Category: walks
Seen on my morning walk #2
I met a poorly squirrel
now what could rhyme with that
I asked what she was doing there
and then we had a chat
Suggested she move somewhere safe
and not stay on the ground
I even helped her start to climb
close by where she was found
I came back later she was there
looking much the same
I do not think that she’ll survive
it really is a shame!
Rapid rhyme #33/ Melissa the mouse
I talk to them, they talk to me
in easy stages one two three
First greet them with a bright “Good Day”
and ask them if they’ve time to stay
Then if they have, ask how they are
and have they had to travel far
Are they alone or with their spouse
Do they live in a hole or house
It’s truly magic, meeting friends
the joys of walking show no ends
Some of you may know that I go for a walk most days. I talk to the trees and anything else I encounter along the way. In these days of Covid I have changed my route and now I mostly go through fields, woodland, along the river and canal. I stay away from roads and people as much as possible!
Today I had a real bonus meeting and conversation. Apart from the cattle, horses, swans, spiders, grasshoppers, and birds, that is.
I quite often come across a dead mouse, or vole, and that’s what I saw this morning, and then……she moved. It was a teeny tiny mouse, and her name was Melissa. I know that for a fact because she told me. You may think me a little potty, nuts, crazy, or whatever. I don’t care.
I asked Melissa if I could take a few photographs to remember her by, and she agreed. In fact she was quite happy and so that her friends on Mousebook could see what a big girl she is she asked if I could put a Pound coin alongside her to compare with. A pound coin is 23.43mm diameter. That is 0.922 inches in old money!
Melissa was exploring her neighbourhood for the first time but couldn’t remember how old she was. Baby mice grow up very quickly. After just six days, they have fur and can move and squeak. After 18 days, they are ready to leave the nest. Female mice can start having babies when they are just six weeks old. They can produce 10 litters every year, with up to 12 babies in each litter.
She soon went back to the nest which was accessed by a small hole in the ground. Another of her siblings popped his head out to say a quick hello but disappeared and didn’t want his photograph taken.
Seriously though, folks, isn’t she gorgeous. So much so that I am not sharing her space with any other friends I met today.
Apology to a spider – second leg – Rapid rhyme #29
I’m sorry Mrs Spider that I destroyed your home
I merely wished to walk your way whilst on my morning roam
I hope you soon restore the mess that I so rudely made
Please send the bill to me at once, it will be swiftly paid!
I went the same way once again to see if she was there
I found a cup and saucer smashed and half a broken chair
Her neighbour said she’d moved away, we talked of this and that
I understand that she has moved into a brand new flat
Apology to a spider – Rapid rhyme #28
I’m sorry Mrs Spider that I destroyed your home
I merely wished to walk your way whilst on my morning roam
I hope you soon restore the mess that I so rudely made
Please send the bill to me at once, it will be swiftly paid!
Rapid rhyme #24
To a friend
I lost a friend I didn’t know
I used to watch him come and go
I saw him every day and spoke
He really was a pleasant bloke
We waved and chatted had a laugh
and often walked the very path
where we first met so long ago
I lost a friend I didn’t know.
Lundi limerick #77
There was a young lady from York
who thought babies came with the stork
She went out with Sid
who said that they did
but proved otherwise on a walk
I talk to the trees………..
This popped up in my Facebook “memories” today. I thought it may be of interest, even though it is rather a long read.
Not only do I talk to the trees, I talk to all manner of things.
Each morning I go for a walk.
I have various routes, but all take in fields, woodland, the River Erewash, the Erewash canal, bridges, a main road, and suburban streets.
Some days I hardly see a living soul, others I see far too many!
My normal route takes me down my road, which has only some 9 houses. At the bottom of the road I have my first conversation, with a brazen hussy who rolls on the ground and will not let me pass before she is satisfied. Somewhere close by her brother will be watching. He is more timid and undemanding. Their Mummy lives at the end house and thinks they are both boys!
I explain that I have to get on, and continue on my way. She follows, then runs ahead. It is…
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A post election reflection
“It’s hard to remember that this day will never come again. That the time is now and the place is here and that there are no second chances at a single moment.”
Words: Jeanette Winterson
Location: Cairngorm Plateau
Lesson: Priceless.
She’s Watching You
Another absolute gem from Colleen. Small, quiet, acts can work wonders, and they do! It does not take money, or lots of time, or complicated skills, to make a difference. This story clearly shows that!
No one really knew her.
She was unassuming. Alone. And quiet.
She lived quietly in a small house she moved to after her father died. He died eight years after her mother. She cared for them both while working full time. Her life was all about providing. Providing them comfort and care, providing for herself financially. When they were both gone she sold the house she had lived in with them. And moved to a quiet street, in the small house. An alley ran behind her house, a stream ran on the other side of the alley.
Her interactions with others was limited to work, or shopping or banking. People were pleasant enough to her, even if they thought her a little odd. It’s not that people avoided her, nor did she avoid people. She and they, they just didn’t make an effort to connect. So connections…
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