Collateral Damage

Today was a good day for me. Not so good for the pheasant. I had a really good walk around the village of Albrighton in Shropshire and saw a windmill I didn't know existed, an albino peacock, some hauntingly beautiful ruins. And a dead pheasant.
I was on my way back to the car when this unfortunate but fatally stupid bird flew up into the path of a car travelling a lot faster than the speed limit warning signs suggested was prudent. It was flapping around in the road and died. I waited for a gap in the traffic and then lifted it still warm and limp, placing it a safe distance away from the road. Sad to see such a beautiful bird deaded, but they don't seem to know the meaning of 'run away'.
Home to a lovely hot meal cooked by my lovely wife and a much needed relax in front of the telly. 3rd episode in the new series of Unforgotten. Unbearably tense, can't wait for next week!