I was in a Canadian village called Wellesley today, not far from my home, and saw a cat stroll across the main street, sit down in the middle of the road and have a bath. A car was coming, slowly, and a teenage girl walking along on the sidewalk tried to shoo the kitty off to the side. Finally, with absolutely no urgency, the cat got up and sauntered the rest of the way across the pavement, letting the car go by. That must be an example of how you know you are in a small town. I was driving down the main downtown street in Killarney, Ireland, years ago when I spotted a dog having a sleep in an area of the road where the sunlight was shining. Cars, bikes and even a tour bus all drove around the dog and so did I and left him to enjoy the sun which sometimes is a very welcome sight in the soggy environment of the Emerald Isle. I liked that.
©2012 Jim Hagarty