Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Heron

 
On Monday, Mr Life and I walked by the Water of Leith, not far from where we live. I imagine that in many cities there are areas like this, that feel miles from the traffic noise. But on the whole, you never find out about them when you're a tourist.
 
 
This house backs on to the river. Rather nice...
 
 
with a lovely garden, though you couldn't let your small children out by
themselves to play in it.
 
 
We saw a heron.
 
 
It must have felt like William's Kate pursued by the paparazzi. It flapped upstream; we followed - just because we happened to be going in the same direction.
 
 
Here it is again.
 
 
And here.
 
I've decided I wouldn't like to be a heron. It's idyllic down by the river on a sunny day, but imagine being here at night, alone and in the cold. Brr. And I don't like eating fish.

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  1. You are just like the paparazzi -- you've published a naked heron.

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  2. I don't mind fish, but it would get monotonous eating nothing but fish all day and every day......

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  3. The heron looks happy enough, either because of or in spite of the fish, and he probably loves the scenery too.

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  4. Herons also eat baby ducklings, but perhaps you don't want to know that?

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  5. But you would be perfectly equipped for your existence - and you wouldn't have politicians and financial messes to worry about, only where your next fish was coming from!

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  6. Well, I certainly don't like eating baby ducklings, so that's settled it, Relatively Retiring. I'm just not going to be a heron, so there.

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  7. Such a beautiful part of Edinburgh which I have only seen in pictures. When I was there in 2010 I couldn't walk well enough to see it. But if I'm ever there again, I really want to do that walk.

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  8. Thimbleanna, that heron is fully clothed! We don't have naked herons wandering around the Water of Leith (standards are maintained in Edinburgh, you know!)

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  9. the heron looks content. and he does have an idyllic location. but I could never stand still for so long for my supper!

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