stalking

[the monkey 338]

well monkey been out again and this time it was a bit of stalking..on the way out ferreting we were just walking along and we spotted a strange shape 200 yrds ahead

i spotted my quarry lay near a wall.the wind was blowing gently against my right cheek ,we were in a good position .she hadnt winded us and could be seen sheltering in the corner of the field ,out of the wind and capturing the first warming rays of the weak autumn sun.i raised my thin wooly hand to stop my fellow hunters.all the years of special forces training paid off and they froze exactlty where they stood.they reckon it was the sas training that they had durung the falkland war but in reality i knew it was playing musical statues in the school playground.i gave them the signal to stay and they silently dropped to the floor .i slipped my heavy pack off and slid cat like over the nearby wall.like water in the rushing river i slid over the loose stones that wobbled on top of the rickety wall and dropped onto the wet grass .half crouching i moved crab like along the wall ,the only bit of cover thet was available to me .i knew that the only way was to follow the wall and then cut across the last few yards of open ground to get really close..i reached the gap and slowly looked around the edge of the wall .i waited maybe a minute to settle my breathing and rapid heartbeat ,which at the moment was beating like a drum....i was hot and sweaty , i knew i shouldnt have drunk that third bottle of red wine and now i was paying the penalty,,,,she was still there and as she had her back to me ,she was mine ...many a welshman at this moment would not have been able to control himself but as an englishman with morals, this was not the time for animal insticts ....she lay still as still as the rock wall which sheltered her ....she was mine ....a quick photo and i slid off ,she didnt know i had been there....like a little wooly ghost i disapeared into the morning

 

strange thing was as we passed the spot a few hours later she was still asleep...must have cracked open one too many bottles of red like i did

Edited October 2, 2009 by the monkey