flightless

Sunday, 4th October

The Top of the park was reached with only

one stop to sit and catch

heath. This may

be a sign of the acute breathing problems  

Up at the top of the park, the children

are friendly, say hello. The parents are

grownups.

In the small zoo at the

top of the hill there

are four young ostriches, or Rheas, or

Kiwis, who knows. They seem to be young

birds, flightless and they are all grey.

Still, they are taller than most of the

children

feeding them.

Find an apple that has not gone bad

yet under the apple tree, and cut pieces

out of it.. Feed these to these birds. They

have long beaks, but they cannot really bite.

When one takes hold of a finger, a mistake,

this does not hurt. It does not even pinch.

A peck might be different.

But the birds are not big yet, and they

are still young, fluffy and nervous.