The view from the top is always the best, even in the animal kingdom. Goats will climb on a two-foot stump to get a better view. Children will climb for the shear joy of climbing. And how many of us have ever climbed to the top of a hill or mountain and marveled at the beauty of our surroundings? This chicken is obviously enjoying her aloneness as she surveys her surroundings.
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Hi, I used to have chicken when my grandpa was still alive. What I liked to do at the time was seeing the chicken walked on the fences and got them into their boxes in the afternoon. I also loved to steal their laid eggs and bothered the hens (what a naughty I was!). This photo reminds me the past. Thanks a lot Cris. 🙂
It’s funny how photographs can be catalysts to remembering the past. The photo may have nothing to do with our past, but somehow “reminds” us of something from our past. With the hen, it was more of a direct memory for you. Thanks for your comment and for visiting. 🙂
Hahahahaa, yes….you’re welcome.
That is so true. Nothing like a view from up high.
Marvelous alone entry. Thanks for participating!
. . .and then the chicken stood on top of fence, looked down and admitted, “I would have come up here sooner, but I was too chicken!”
I can hardly add anything to that. LOL
Good golly! Do I know my chickens or what?!?! Sorry. Eggs? That’s a good thing. I DO know that. Mt. Washington is in New Hampshire. It’s only 6,288. I am a piker compared to you! Nice work.
The hike itself was very grandeur, but only about half of the actual mountain. Look up a photo of it and you’ll see what I mean. It was really fun hiking across the face of the mountain, with a steep drop-off and snow coming down, covering the trail, and me in city shoes because that’s all I had.
I just remembered something. I wrote it up in a blog post. You might enjoy reading it. It’s at:
https://oddsandendthoughts.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/peril-atop-mount-timpanogas-an-adventure-to-last-a-lifetime/
I had forgotten about it.
I was on the edge of my seat reading that post! It was funny and scary and brave and sad all wrapped into one. I, too wish I could go back to my mountain, but I’m thinking it’ll remain a memory. A pleasant memory. Thanks for sharing, Cris.
Thank you for your comment. I appreciate the way you worded it. All together, it was a fun day. If I had to do it all over, I’d probably do the same stupid thing. LOL Although I’m not quite as acrophobic as I was then. Well, perhaps I might go straight back down the way we had come. I’ll always remember that day, not necessarily every detail, but enough. Enough will do. 🙂
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I climbed Mt. Washington – and then kissed the ground when I got to the top! 😉
This guy looks like he hasn’t missed a meal. Great shot, Cris.
Thanks. This guy is a girl. Hee. Hee. Probably full of eggs. L)
Is Mt. Washington in New Hampshire? Or Vermont? I forget which. I hear the ski slopes are scary slick, very icy. At least, that’s what a friend told me.
The tallest mountain I ever climbed was Mt. Timpanogas in Utah—11,749 feet. I, with a church group, drove around the back side to a point about half way up, then hiked the rest of the way up the next day. Got to the top and it started snowing.