Goat trouble

Two summers ago, I went camping near Avebury with Perran. He still regales people with my goat experience. 

The footpath went through a field with a large flock of goats. 

'Itll be alright.'

But as we entered the field they pricked up their heads and began to canter towards us in a tight mass.

Not knowing what goats do when they catch up with you, I performed a vertical take off over a gate into the next field where I waded rapidly uphill through waist high thistles until I deemed it safe to get back on the path.

Hahaha.

This year I was to camp again with Perran. Belatedly I realised I had booked in one of the few places in the country where there are wild goats - near Cheddar Gorge. 

'Great!'

Obviously he was hoping to get another story out of this, and I was hoping he didn't. This time I would be brave.

As we walked around Cheddar Gorge, my eyes were peeled for goats. However there was a lot of goat poo but no goats. Until we got almost back to the car, and then finally I saw them, three goats grazing.

'Look,' I said to Perran, 'There are goats and I'm perfectly calm.'

'Yes, Mum, that's so. But they are on the opposite side of the gorge.'

A tale of two tits

 My bedroom is not overlooked, so after my shower, I was in a state of undress, wandering about, selecting the day's clothing in a leisurely manner when behind me I heard a noise at the window.

'Tap, tap, tap.'

I froze. 

Who could be there?

The window cleaner had not been for some time, but surely he would know better than to tap on the window.

'Tap, tap, tap.'

Whoever it was, they were still there.

Clutching my clothing to me, I turned slowly.

At first, I could see nobody.

'Tap, tap, tap'

There at the top corner of the window was a fluffy young blue tit.

Bemused by its own reflection, it tapped again.  

Then it was joined by a couple of its siblings, all tapping at the window.

Perhaps I should shut my blinds when I'm getting dressed, but if I had, I'd never have spotted the darling little birds.

So I'll continue to leave them open.

Although I may set a phone alarm for the day when the window cleaner is due.