poisoning pigeons in the park (or swans)
Dear all,
don't know if it was the moon that did it, but last week my sister and mum were at a local loch. Some swans came up onto the grass verge and were wandering about, and at the same time a man was trying to park a car and the swans were being shunted near my mum and sister. Suddenly my sister heard mum saying 'Stop that nonsense at once!' and she turned round to see mum with both her hands round one of the swans necks! She managed to get her to let go before she strangled it, and the poor thing belted it back onto the water! I believe its still a capital offence to kill a swan or eat it; they're the Queen's birds apparently. I'm glad I never got my mum at school as my teacher; talk about going for the jugular!
jools
Ps Apparently full moon is a time of high alert at asylums and the like; it is a noted fact that there is a palpable effect on the mentally ill. Never occured to me in mums case, but I think it could be right.