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SI LLEWELLYN
a pub and a busy dual carr i ag e way d ow n o n e s i d e o f t h e l a ke ,
a s soon as I caught a glimp s e o f t h i s we ed c h o ke d pan a c ea
t h rough my open car wind ow, I wa s ho o ke d!
With my Polaroids place d o n my e a g er eye s a n d N i g e l s a fe ly
c l i pped on to his lead, we ma d e o u r way ro u n d t h e 14 ac re s o f
weedy, snaggy, gin clear de p t h s t h at lay b e fo re u s . O n f i r s t vi e w
a c ross the lake, I could s e e th re e b iv v i e s p o p p e d u p a m o n g
t h e reed-strewn ban ks. At t h e f i r st o f t ho s e g re e n mu s h ro o m s
I came across, I was co nf ro n te d by a p ro p e r mi s e ra bl e g i t !
‘ How ’s it goin’ mate?’ I s ai d i n a q u i et c h e e ry vo ic e . ‘ F i n e !
M ake sure that dog don’t p i s s u p my b iv v y ! ’ h e s n e ere d . I
s a id, ‘Don’ t worry, mate. He ’s we ll t ra i n ed a n d s o a m I ,’ t ry i n g
to make a joke to b reak th e i c e … N o s uc h l u c k t h e re ! ‘ M u c h
h a ppening, mush?’ Tryi ng to f i n d c o mm o n g ro u n d o n c e m o re …
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