I was just looking out of my kitchen window, while
washing up, when I saw one of the beautiful brown
foxes, just laying on our lawn. It is so peaceful
and calm. As I wash up, he pricks his ears up, he
is listening for all the sounds around him, I hear
only the wind and the cooing sounds of the pigeons,
he hears much more, infact he looks my way but then
realises there is no fear and goes back to resting.
I wonder where his mate is, perhaps out hunting,
normally they are together, but not today it seems.
With the sun shining down as he lays on the wet
grass, he scratches himself under his chin, then
lays his head down again, as if he hasn't got a
care in the world.
Suddenly the neighbours cat jumps over our wall,
suddenly seeing Mr Fox I thought the cat would
run away, but fox doesn't even flinch, and so the
cat just saunters off into the bushes. Even the
birds are not bothered by fox, as they continue to
bathe in the bird bath, and peck at the nuts in the
bird feeder.
I feel so lucky to beable to experience this
beauty of nature everyday, it moves me so tears
start to well up in my eyes. Then I just had to
write it down and send it to ABC Tales.
Comments
McWilfo | August 24, 2010 - 10:05
Sounds like a lovely moment, that you have captured very well :)
skinner_jennifer | August 24, 2010 - 10:12
Hi Mcwilfo,
Thankyou so much for your comment, yes it was a real
spiritual moment, that I just felt I needed to share.
I really appreciate your feedback.
Jenny.
chooselife | August 24, 2010 - 10:29
Nice piece Jenny. Very natural and descriptive. You just need to run it though a spell-checker.
skinner_jennifer | August 24, 2010 - 10:53
Hi chooselife,
The dreaded spelling mistakes, this one I just wrote
down real quick, didn't even check for spelling,
just writing as I was watching. But thankyou for
letting me know. Also thankyou so much for your
comment. Sometimes I get so carried away with the
moment, I just do things without thinking.
Jenny.
chooselife | August 24, 2010 - 12:45
I generally type everything up in MS Word and then copy/paste into ABCTales - my spelling can be awful.
darkenwolf | August 24, 2010 - 13:09
Well done jenny, a nice piece; keep on writing!
;)
skinner_jennifer | August 24, 2010 - 14:57
Hi Darkenwolf,
thanks, it was a really special moment, I've been
thinking about it all day. That fox laid there for
nearly an hour, I think they are such beautiful
creatures.
Your comments always appreciated.
Jenny.
celticman | August 24, 2010 - 16:16
nabours (neighbours) Don't worry we all make mistakes. Me more than most. A lovely piece.
skinner_jennifer | August 24, 2010 - 17:15
Hi Celticman,
yes your right, anyway thanks for your comment, it's
much appreciated.
Jenny.
Steve Button | September 4, 2010 - 06:48
this is a well-observed piece jenny. I like it.
skinner_jennifer | September 4, 2010 - 08:33
Hi Steve Button,
Thankyou so much for reading this piece, and for your
kind comment.
Jenny.
Hourhouse | September 5, 2010 - 18:45
A lovely experience Jenny. I've seen deer fleetingly in my garden, a family of three one winter, but this was very special. I hope they come back. Thanks for sharing.
skinner_jennifer | September 6, 2010 - 15:01
Hi Hourhouse,
That must have been amazing to have deer in the
garden. Wow I would love to live in the countryside,
but to expensive, but then again we have some great
wildlife where we live.
Thanks for your nice comment.
Jenny.
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