Put the dead mole in the freezer!

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Today I was just walking across a field when I found a dead mole. Just lying there on the grass. It looked quite fresh and there was no sign of any injury or struggle. It wasn’t decomposed at all or even smelly. It even looked healthy, if you can be healthy and dead, with sleek glossy soft fur, black all over (as expected) but with a surprising streak of bright orange on its belly. I picked it up for a closer look, and then thought that my daughters might like it - they have a small collection of curios including the skulls of a cat, a badger and a pigeon. So I brought it with me. The catch is that I’m away from home at the moment, and although I will be returning soon I’m not going straight home but have another stop en route. And I wouldn't want to carry a decomposing mole around in my car for two days. So when I spoke to Big One earlier I told her about the mole, asked whether she’d like it, and explained my dilemma. That was when she instructed me firmly ‘Put the dead mole in the freezer!’ And then we both started laughing because that isn’t the kind of thing you tell your mother every day! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2021.