Training has been slightly disrupted this week. Went out on Thursday evening in early celebration of my birthday, so no time for a run. Travelled down to Kent for the weekend so no run Friday either. Managed 13k, yesterday on hilly country lanes in Kent Land. Traffic a hazard on those narrow lanes. I'd gone about 500m when I was suddenly aware of a menacing presence behind me. A quick glance revealed the front bucket (extra wide - I could easily have lain flat out in it) of a JCB. As if that wasn't enough of a surprise, having leaped aside to give way, I realised it was being driven by a dog. A terrier. Well that's not strictly true, it was actually being driven by two dogs. The Freelander driver following had a passing resemblance to a guinea pig but the tinted windows may have deceived me and no, I hadn't been drinking.
Lovely morning today and that really confirmed to me that I eventually have to settle in the country, with a view across green countryside. I could happily spend the rest of my days with the views of this weekend and watching birds feeding on peanuts and seeds. Mainly Tits so not so different from anywhere else I've lived, but Blue Tits and Great Tits are much more appealing than Chav Tits or Beer Tits.
The real treat today, though, was the woodpecker. I have seen them before, as brief flashes of colour like a meteor. Today, however, I spent fully 20 minutes watching a green woodpecker on the ground rummaging for food not 50 yards away (stunning through binoculars). And even better, for some of that time there were two of them. Simply beautiful.
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