A squirrel, a chipmunk and a bunny.
Bunnies eat dandelions like spaghetti.
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On Saturday we caught sight of another lovely creature.
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We don’t often see highland cattle here and seldom so close up.
What makes them so endearing?
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The shaggy fringe perhaps?
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This morning, we had a different trio to breakfast:
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Bird seed thief!
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It was a day for trios. We seldom take a direct route home and we came upon:
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Three beautiful horses.
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Followed by three more…
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Road painting caused us to deviate further so Grant took me to see the house our neighbour had shown him.
Unremarkable, it sits in a quiet Greenwich side street.
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More interesting for the fact that it was moved twice than for having once been the residence of a man who would become the 21st President of the USA.
That second move was a matter of only several hundred yards which seems rather extraordinary.
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The name was familiar, but knowing nothing of the man, I looked him up on Britannica where I found some interesting facts and images.
Chester Arthur became President in 1881, after the assassination of James Garfield
The political posters and cartoons of the time were colourful:
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Without investigating any further, I have the sense that really nothing much has changed in the political world. But you only need to look at history to know that it never does.
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Which is why I prefer this one, any day.
Even when it’s overcast.
You have enough animals nearby to start a basic zoo. I knew nothing about that president, but reading about how he excluded Chinese labour, I suspect Trump would admire him.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thank you, Carolyn, for the spectacular post; a wonderful lesson in American history with colorful cartoons, and delightful animals, most of course, your friends!
Joanna
Highland cattle are such lovely beasts, very gentle and friendly. That one is desperately in need of a good brushing!