Friday, 25 March 2011

The creature from the blue lagoon

Californians are laughably complaining about the weather being cold at the moment.  They should spend two weeks in England I say, but to be fair there are still some clouds in the sky around here.  Which means that our swimming pool remains shut!  It'll probably open in April, I was told yesterday when I popped into the office, but until then it's out of bounds.

Out of bounds to us humans, that is.  Ducks, however, can sneakily fly over the top of the railings and avail themselves of the facilities rent free!  This is just what a couple did recently, eying up the crystal waters with a shake of their tails.  Not good news for the property managers Gene and Eileen, who responded quickly by releasing an even wilder animal into the pool.

It was something of a shock to see a large orange dinosaur sunning itself down there, but as he seems to be content to drift quietly, and never strays too far from the sides (fear of sinking?) he has not been a problem so far.  The ducks didn't share my opinion, and have not been seen since.  Missing presumed eaten?


Extinct?  No, just chilling.