A Nocturnal Pedestrian

Several nights ago, when I was cycling home, I almost ran over a hedgehog had my bicycle light not captured its crawling figure in the absolute darkness.

I braked in the nick of time and was luckily enough to avoid two misfortunes simultaneously: having the hedgehog injured and having the tire flat. Apparently, both of us were shocked. The little creature immediately rolled into a thorny ball and refused to move at all. I tried in both languages, English and Mandarin, to persuade it to go either forward or backward. But it stubbornly denied my kind suggestion: it remained stupefied and motionless.

Worried that it might get hit by another vehicle in such a dark night, I decided to help it move. I pushed it slowly with my feet toward the pavement. It was still resisting but started 'rolling' at last. It took several gentle kicks and about 5 minutes to return it safely to the corner.

Hopefully it is happy and safe now.

Next time when you try to cross road at night, it might be a good idea to speed up a little bit.


Photo from Think Spiky.

Further to my previous discoveries of cat-on-the-wall (cats 1 and cats 2) in York, here is my new finding: a cat on the wall of Barnitts. I was initially attracted to the public clock in order to confirm my time, but the small black object underneath entered into my eye.

The encounter has delighted me on the way to a supervision. : )

I hope this adventure in York continues.

What can I do with unfinished paints?

Today was spent in a luxurious manner for painting. I had been drafting a blueprint for a week since my return from the northern city, Edinburgh. An art plan for my impressions of Edinburgh. Colors had to be applied to the ghost draft before all of the colors became discolored amongst endless routines and works.

I visited Edinburgh in time before winter properly settled in. Autumn was still there in the gardens, on the hills, in the air and the sunset.
The autumn sun was even somehow tanning. It graced the rocky landscape with a golden color and gave it a look of content.