A Day of Reflection

Feb 7

Today was very quiet for John. It was thus a day for reflection and the weather made it perfect for the activity. It was cold, near freezing, with heavy dark overcast and a damp wind that cut right through John. He didn't go out much.

The highlights of the day were a magnificent Sunday lunch cooked by Alan. There was pheasant and chicken topped with gravy, along with so many veggies, Yorkshire pudding and dressing. They had roast potatoes along with carrots, broccoli, asparagus, green beans, swede (a little like turnip but not turnip), cauliflower, and another vegetable that John had never heard of before.

John spent the rest of the day watching a show called Zoo Days about the Chester Zoo. He enjoyed watching the treatment of a little lion cub called Tejas (TAY-JAS) who had been taken of since birth because his Mum had rejected him. Tejas had tendons on hus front legs that were too short to let him walk properly. They put a cast on his front feet and he did very well and didn't even chew off the casts. He is one of only 250 Asiatic lions in the world today. The show followed him from his birth through to growing up and it was the sweetest and happiest story and on this dreary day one that did John good. It was on Channel 5 and they had over four hours of the show on through the afternoon. Tejas has since joined a the breeding programme of a French Zoo.

John also packed for his trip to stay with his cousin Linda and see his Dad's side of the family next week. He is picked up at 12:00 noon tomorrow and after picking up the rental car, we drive to Essex. We will be adding to the blog when we can.

TRB