Living in the country
means that you quite often end up walking without any light. Personally, I love the feeling of walking around at 2am when there's nobody about, no light except the moon and stars and no sound but the wind.

One of my midnight walking routes takes me across a piece of common land (effectively a big, open field). Around about April last year I was pottering gently over it on a dark and moonless night at about 1am with only a little LED torch for light. I heard a snort from about thirty yards to my left.

"Whatthehellwasthat" is what ran through my mind just as I heard another snort and a crunching sound from my right, and a third from behind me. Not being able to place the noises ("It's not a badger, fox, deer, or bird") I raised my little torch to waist height and flicked it on.

Level with my head, and about ten yards away, were a pair of glowing red eyes.






Did you know cow's eyes glow in the dark? Because I sure as hell didn't. The cattle are there every year but the farmer moved them on about a month before normal, so I wasn't expecting them.

This has only increased my dislike for livestock.
( MatJ LOOK, Fri 24 Jul 2009, 21:17, 5 replies)

Hmm
Livestock are overrated.
(powervator and NONE SHALL PASS, Fri 24 Jul 2009, 23:44, closed)

If that were me...
You'd have been able to hear the screams from fucking miles around. Would have well and truely shat myself
(Nalr I'll get the coals, you bring the burgers., Sat 25 Jul 2009, 10:35, closed)

If that were me,
You'd have heard the cow scream.
You ever heard a cow scream? Their eyes glow red at the same time
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Sat 25 Jul 2009, 11:04, closed)

I jumped a bit
But I realized almost straight away what it was. Then I chased it quite a long way.
( MatJ LOOK, Sat 25 Jul 2009, 18:39, closed)

Yeah
kill the fuckers.
kill them and eat them. That'll learn'em real good.
( Sextant goes to him is emotionally erect, on this day, Sat 25 Jul 2009, 14:58, closed)