It\u2019s a bit much when a pheasant takes up residence in your garden and just struts up and down when you are stuck inside. Now, I\u2019m not one to kill anything much bigger than a small bunny, but that\u2019s not the point. It winds me up. It also disturbs me when I\u2019m trying to be the calm responsible one as it winds Aristotle and Shadow up. It\u2019s an interesting question who actually \u2018owns\u2019 the land. Obviously humans think they do, but no one actually consulted the wildlife when they moved in and took over. The wildlife has maintained its right to roam whatever the humans might think and that\u2019s where the problem arises. My Mistress has said that if the pheasant is in our garden it is fair game, but I don\u2019t think the pheasant would see it that way. Can you imagine if there were a vulture overhead that swooped down and attacked a human it being reported as \u2018fair game\u2019 because the vulture thought he owned the land? To be fair I think the vulture would probably wait until the human was already dead, but that\u2019s not the point. I try, except where very small creatures cry out to my primeval killer instinct, to work on the basis of live and let live. Having said that, I wouldn\u2019t mind trying pheasant. I haven\u2019t had it before. I guess until it\u2019s actually bought and paid for it\u2019s not going to happen as even if Shadow were to do the catching and killing I can\u2019t see our Mistress being happy to do the plucking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s swimming today. I don\u2019t mind too much, with being half term I\u2019ve got an audience and it\u2019s always fun to show off how much I\u2019ve learned. Apparently I\u2019m quite a good swimmer now, you didn\u2019t expect that did you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book is available at Amazon UK –https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00583ZGSA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find short stories to read at www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"