Friday 9th December (The Wind has Blown Away)


Mr. Kite looked out of his bedroom window into a clear blue sky against which the silhouette of the lime trees swayed gently. However the road and pavements were littered with the debris of yesterdays stormy wind. Branches, twigs and leaves were strewn everywhere.

Soon Mr. Kite was cycling to collect some goods. Cycling along the river Mr. Kite watched black-headed gulls flying just above the water level of the swollen river. A robin bobbed around in a holly bush. Now when Mr. Kite returned to the road he was overtaken by a 'white jackdaw'; this was not a feathery white jackdaw but a white van with jackdaw written all over it.

In the late afternoon Mr. Kite took The Beast to Monkmoor Lagoon as the temperature plummeted towards zero. Bullfinches flew along the lane with redwings overhead. The lagoon had mute swans, mallards, canada geese and a cormorant. As the light faded a blue flash flew around the circumference of the water and then landed five metres away from the hide window. A colourful kingfisher then perched itself on a branch looking as though it was going to fish. Mr. Kite watched carefully wondering whether it was possible to fish in the fading light. However it then flew away.

Today as the light faded the lagoon became silent and the residents settled down for a night on the water. Mr. Kite cycled home to enjoy a tipple of Wychwood Brewery Wychcraft Blonde Beer. Cheers.