Menschenmassen

Before the firecrackers and civilization: Tranquility

Oh, we’ve learned our lesson: Never go to the park on a holiday, especially a spring or summer holiday. Oh, the noise, the firecrackers, the screams, the menschenmassen dashing here and there and back again. I was frightened. Joan was rattled. Shane was confused. Saki didn’t care. There weren’t many humans in the woods where we usually walk, but I could hear the loud noises, and I froze in my tracks. So we took a trail to the street to bypass the noisy people, but the cars sped by like giant motorized predators in some horror story—my horror story.

Finally, I forced Joan to turn back, to escape civilization, to take refuge in the house—windows shut, doors locked, a nice veggie burger in the barby.

Well, the next day, while everyone was sleeping “it” off, we took another walk. This time there was peace in our little part of the world. It’s just the best when the people are sleeping it off.

Best wishes, Juno