As well as being a top scoring word in Scrabble, anthropomorphising appears to be an increasingly popular activity. We have come a long way since Johnny Morris would burble happily over a shot of some monkeys having a fight. Back then, we settled for ascribing human voices and characteristics to animals. Now, we do it [...]
Cycling through the park today, my eye was drawn towards a dog. It was an exuberant dog, hammering its tail back and forth and producing a stream of high-pitched barks. As I watched, it raced towards a tree and planted itself firmly at the base, yelping upwards and looking as if it might launch itself [...]
The sky darkens. The rain falls. I run outside to bring in the washing.