Friday 26th August (More Rain)


Mr. Kite looked out of his bedroom window into a grey cloudy sky and a wet road. Looking closely into the air Mr. Kite could see a light drizzle in the damp air. Now the farmers might need rain for the crops and gardeners for their flowers but Mr. Kite does not need rain when he is cycling. So Mr. Kite had a cup of coffee while he decided when to go for a short trip.

When the sky brightened Mr. Kite cycled to Venus Pool along the lanes of Salop. Now Venus Pool had not changed much since the previous day. Cormorants were hanging out to dry and Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpipers and Ringed Plover enjoyed the newly exposed mud.

But one interesting thing did happen; the Mallards, all million of them, swam towards the reeds making a noise. Now Mr. Kite expected to see a fox appear but he looked and looked and nothing appeared. Knowing that there are mink in the area Mr. Kite assumed that the Mallards had seen a long black mink.

Mr. Kite then returned home for a tipple of Romanian Black Ursus, King of beer in Romania. Cheers.