A Seagull With a Sense of Adventure.

Image : Lucy Kells, Vale Wildlife Rescue
Who can resist a curry?  Seems that a hungry seagull couldn't, and fell into a vat of chicken tikka masala, outside a factory in Wales in the U.K.  The uninjured bird was taken to Vale Wildlife Rescue where it was cleaned (a lot !) and fed, as it was a little skinny.   Apparently he's now nice and clean, thanks to some hard work from the staff at the Wildlife Hospital, but he still smells ... well ... delicious!  Ms Kells explained that the gull would normally have been able to take off if it had landed on water, but the curry was to thick for him to escape.  Luckily someone found him struggling to get out of the vat, otherwise he would have drowned.After his colourful photo was posted to Facebook, some interesting names were suggested for the poor guy.  Instant Korma?  Vindagull?  Seaspice?  One person on Facebook said "Good job he's not a Kormarant."  Groan!!  They settled on Gullfrazie.Staff have been feeding him pieces of meat to build up his strength, and he will be released as soon as its feathers have recovered their natural oils.I guess you have to know your curries to get the jokes, and most people in the U.K. will understand, as Chicken Tikka Masala is now the most popular dish in the country.  

The Journey Continues ...

So ... I haven't posted anything here for about two years.  I can't even remember why I stopped.  Probably I figured that no-one was reading this, and I know I'm supposed to promote the Blog on social media, but since I spend all day on the computer for work, the last thing I want to do in my spare time is ... work on the computer.

So ... I realized that I don't particularly care.  Even if just one or two people stumble onto the Blog, that's fine by me.  I love writing about the strange and wonderful things that happen out there, and today when I saw a story about a seagull that fell into a vat of curry and is now a beautiful shade of tumeric-yellow, how could I not put it out there for the unfortunate people who did miss the story.

Or how about something I saw while stuck in traffic a while ago - not sure what it is (a dragon?) but it was an amazing piece of sculpture that someone was taking on a road trip.

So ... I'm going to keep up with this Blog more regularly - starting with the seagull - and see what happens.  One of these days I may re-venture out into the world of Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, but don't hold your breath.

If you're the one person who's reading this, enjoy!

And thank you.