Call of the Wild - Not for Me.

 Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against 'the great outdoors. I often enjoy a birdwatching walk in my local park, seeking out woodpeckers, nuthatches, treecreepers and such.  I love to go up to our closest fells to observe the view over Morecambe Bay.  I like waterfalls and love the Lake District with all my heart. 

One thing that I can't get excited about is camping. Why anyone would want to go out into the middle of nowhere, spend hours putting up a tent, gathering up wood to build a fire and spending a restless night sleeping on a groundsheet, on the cold hard ground, is beyond my comrehension. Apart from that discomfort, I really don't like spiders and snakes!

Another outdoor activity that holds no temptation for me is whitewater rafting. Just the thought of sitting in a flimsy rubber dingy while being thrown around by thundering, fast-flowing water fills me with dread. I certainly won't be embarking on that very soon. 

I don't get fishing - why bother? Nor do I get mountaineering, Apart from my fear of heights and fear of falling to certain death or sustaining serious injury, I simply don't understand the idea that you climb a mountain 'because it was there'. When my children were younger, if I wanted that kind of excitement, I simply had to put my hands under the cushons on my couch. I called it Star-treking, 'boldly going where no-one had gone before'.

How about a walk in the woods?

The Teddy Bear's Picnic

If you go down to the woods todayfor camping or fishing  especially in North Americaif you go down to the woods todayhere are some points to rememberwild animals call the wild their homedeer and wolves and bearswhen you decide to invade their territoryprepare very carefully

Black bears and grizzlies may be down in the woods today with very different personaeblack bears are shy and retiring they will flee if you make a loud noiseso attach little bells to your clothing.Grizzlies may choose to approach you so carry a pepper spray with youand discharge it into their eyes.It is simple to identifythe species of bear by it's scat.Black bears are vegetarianso check it for berries and nutsGrizzly bear scat, should you find it,is easily recongisedit contains small bellsand smells of pepper spraySo don't go down to the woods todayor you may have to run for your life. Thanks for reading. Adele

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