I'm not sure what prompted yesterday's largely aimless ramble into the analysis of beer prices over the last 27 years, but today I think I'll be much more focussed, although I have about 6 different subjects on my mind.
I mentioned birds and views yesterday. Not only do I get to enjoy watching raptors flying outside my office window, I get to see them at home too. It's only 5 miles away, so it's hardly surprising. Yesterday morning, while walking the dogs, I got buzzed by a buzzard. To be honest, it just flew within 50 metres of me, but I like the phrase, so I'm sticking with it. The weekend before, Bob and I discovered a field that's used for grazing by some roe deer, about half a mile from our house, less than 100m from the M4. Red kites, jackdaws, crows, finches, tree sparrows all abound in the area. Alas, they are almost all outnumbered by magpies. Am I allowed to shoot them, and are they edible I wonder?
Yesterday, we spent a few hours gawping at wolves, including the only three arctic wolves in the UK. The UK Wolf Conservation Trust is just 7 miles from home, and has seriously caught my attention. I'm very tempted to pay the £100 for membership, that allows me to go for a walk with them. Sod swimming with dolphins - taking a wolf for a walk has got to be a bit "closer to nature". The "howl evenings" sound fun too!
The aforementioned Bob picked up his GCSE results on Thursday, and has achieved the results he needed to do the A-levels he wants to do, so that's a job well done. He needs a hobby for the next 10 days though, as he doesn't know what to do now he's stopped worrying about his results. Actually, he might fit on my bike now, so he could borrow that to go exploring a bit further afield. I'm not sure his navigation's up to it though...it might be the last we see of him as he sets off saying "I'll be fine" with his usual insouciance.
Lunch is over, only one red kite spotted outside in the last hour, so I'll get back to work.
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