As I walked in to Oxford
Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2006-04-26 13:54:33 - Graham EllisI walked along the tree-lined Banbury Road into Oxford this morning, wide pavements, walkers, cyclists, blossoms and budding trees, sun shining. A truly beautiful morning. Even the traffic was flowing quite well for Oxford.
A flash, and two small birds darted out playfully from the trees - ah - the courtship of spring. Uncaring in anything but love, they flew straight in front of a car and fell, one dead, one dying to the road.