Ahhh, adders are lovely... weirdly, that one came back to me in a dream a week or two ago, it felt like it was living in my belly, and I was very happy with that... some kind of a spirit animal, perhaps? They're fairly common up here (in the grand scheme of things) - apparently there was one slithering down the main road in our nearest t…
Ahhh, adders are lovely... weirdly, that one came back to me in a dream a week or two ago, it felt like it was living in my belly, and I was very happy with that... some kind of a spirit animal, perhaps? They're fairly common up here (in the grand scheme of things) - apparently there was one slithering down the main road in our nearest town, Stanhope, a few years back. I gather they don't really cause people any problem, but a lot of dogs get bitten.
The singing-to-livestock thing started when I was yomping cross the moors west of Sheffield, approaching some sheep, and I really didn't want that thing to happen where they suddenly spot you and run off, terrified. So I decided to make like a satiated bear. I hummed yombling bombling bear sounds, like Winnie the Pooh when he's just had all the honey, and it seemed to work: they knew from a distance that I was around, but I wasn't trying to sneak up on them and eat them, and so they kept their distance but didn't panic. I also now feel a lot more confident around cattle when I do it: again, they know that I'm not wanting to eat them, but also that I'm not scared of them, and so they seem to treat me with a certain amount of respect (although bullocks are still nosy as ever).
Ahhh, adders are lovely... weirdly, that one came back to me in a dream a week or two ago, it felt like it was living in my belly, and I was very happy with that... some kind of a spirit animal, perhaps? They're fairly common up here (in the grand scheme of things) - apparently there was one slithering down the main road in our nearest town, Stanhope, a few years back. I gather they don't really cause people any problem, but a lot of dogs get bitten.
The singing-to-livestock thing started when I was yomping cross the moors west of Sheffield, approaching some sheep, and I really didn't want that thing to happen where they suddenly spot you and run off, terrified. So I decided to make like a satiated bear. I hummed yombling bombling bear sounds, like Winnie the Pooh when he's just had all the honey, and it seemed to work: they knew from a distance that I was around, but I wasn't trying to sneak up on them and eat them, and so they kept their distance but didn't panic. I also now feel a lot more confident around cattle when I do it: again, they know that I'm not wanting to eat them, but also that I'm not scared of them, and so they seem to treat me with a certain amount of respect (although bullocks are still nosy as ever).