Monday 18 July 2011

NICE NATURE

I had a meeting re China in Auckland on the weekend. After a bit of a delay things are progressing now so:
Wo xiangyao yige kaiguan qi.


I got back today and it is the best day we have had for weeks. After a misty start the day is a stunner.
I went out and played 9 holes of golf. The course looked great and, with a clear blue sky and sunshine, the surrounding harbour and hills were outstanding. Mother nature is being nice and I enjoyed watching the deer and sheep  on the sloping paddocks next to the course. At one stage 8 lambs came barrelling along the side of the hill playing a kind of 'catch me' game. The leader, at the end of the slope did a sort of hand-brake turn and went back in the other direction leaving the chasers slipping and floundering. All this amid their little bleats and the louder bleats of the mothers calling them back.
I played very well beating my previous best on a few of the holes. All that and I found a dozen golf balls.
I was thinking when playing a crappy shot how it doesn't really bother me. I don't get upset about it and look forward to doing a better shot next. It occurred to me that golf is a kind of litmus test for personality. Some people I have played with get really shitty when they play badly and are not pleasant to be around. Mike, Tony and I seem to have the same temperament when it comes to golf and for this reason I enjoy playing a round with them.

6 comments:

Nicola said...

What did you do with the other three lambs? I only see five in the picture.

THE CURMUDGEON said...

Best not to read or watch Silence of the Lambs Nicola, it will only upset you.

Nicola said...

Why would I want to watch a wildlife documentary about animals that don't say anything?

THE CURMUDGEON said...

Ha ha, very funny. Brought up on a farm were you?

Nicola said...

What gave that away?

The one at the back looks like a pet I had once- Fluffy- RIP (Spring 1991- Autumn 1992)

THE CURMUDGEON said...

I would be the worst farmer. I would never get rid of any animal and the fields would be chock-a-block with them all.