Algy could see that he was about to be caught out in another of those special West Highland “April showers”, so he closed his book quickly and hopped up into a sheltering spruce. Tucked in close under the branches, he watched the clouds move across the hill in the stormy light and waited for a rainbow …
Algy found some sunshine and pretty daffodils to cheer everyone up, especially for Jürgen and for any of his other friends who are suffering from a “Blue Monday” or depression today … Algy says: “If you are feeling low, find some lovely, bright, sunny flowers to smile at you 🙂 ”
Algy felt that it was time for some rest and relaxation after his adventures by the lochs. He found a pretty clump of cowslips flowering among a mass of soft dead grasses, and settled down comfortably beside them to catch up on his reading.
It had been a long day, and Algy was happy to sit quietly by his own loch at twilight, watching the colours change on the water as the failing light turned the pine trees into beautiful silhouettes against the evening sky.
The shadows were growing longer and the wee waves were racing back out to sea on the turn of the tide. On the other side of the loch, Algy could see another rain shower moving up the glen towards him. So he stretched himself out on a rock to catch the last of the evening sun, and watched the tiny breakers splash on the pebbles of the wee beach.
The tide turned, the wind dropped, and the sun emerged from beneath the clouds to make the water of the big sea loch sparkle in all its many colours. By the side of the loch, the gorse was in bloom. Algy loves the cheerful colour of the gorse which flowers so bravely in the cold Highland spring, but the bushes are much too prickly to perch on, so he settled himself comfortably in a sunny spot on the grass and got out his notebook …
Algy was feeling very tired after his adventure with the water dragon and his conversation with the seals in the middle of the loch, so he found a nice, flat rock with a view, where he could rest and practise some relaxation techniques.
When the dragon had managed to swim safely away, far out to sea, Algy remained on the wee islands in the big sea loch for a while, as he wanted to converse with the grey seals who live there.
Algy would like to reassure those kind people who have expressed concern over his St. George’s Day Adventure that he loves dragons, and his mission on St. George’s Day is especially to ensure that no-one does them any harm! He would never dream of hurting any creature – he loves them all xxx
To those who were so kindly concerned for his own safety, Algy can only say that in his experience so far, dragons seem to like him too, and he has found that their appearance is much more fierce than their bite 🙂
Algy says “Be Kind to Dragons!” and to all living creatures 🙂
Inside the big, dark shed, Mrs. Blackbird was sitting on the nest which her husband had built for her in the top of a wee basket on a shelf. Meanwhile, her husband sang all day long at the top of Algy’s tree, to make sure that everyone knew what a fine fellow he was. Algy flew up to join him, and to listen to the song.
The Adventures of Algy 