Whilst out walking down a quiet country lane today there lay a recently dead squirrel, obviously clipped by the car that had past me 30 seconds before.

What made it sadder was seeing the acorn it had been carrying a few inches from his front paws.

You could cross that lane a 1000 times a day with your eyes shut and with ear plugs in and not encounter any vehicle.

Just out gathering a bit of food for winter and for the youngsters and it’s all over just like that.

Funny how that acorn could completely altered my thought process on that scene.