Before turning to the more earthern storytelling, I shall regress to my childhood for a tangential tale or so...when me brothers were of the heathen age, me Mum would ask me to read to them a story of Curious George...George it seems had a peculiar way of getting into all sorts of trouble, not the least of which had him always going off and hiding while causing mischief...one of the fun games we would play whilst reading this book was to try and spot ole George in the pictures, much in the same way that Jim.B in the non-rolled over image is off to spot Cowboy in the non rolled over image, with offending tree ominously sitting across the trail like Curious George would do...

in the rolled over image, well, there resides Cowboy nearly dusted off from his roll into the canal...for it seems that the tree, now to be known as Curious George, had dropped itself to the trail, and with all the gentileness of a bronc rider, Cowboy grabbed a fist full of throttle upon his steed, sending the front end skyward, arse end canal-ward, and Cowboy into a nearly triple gainer with a back twist...or a lemon twist...this author forgets for I was too busy being herded by Flat Track Jack who was climbing all over me to "MAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING, GET THE PIC ALREADY"...what are friends for after all...

Jack it should be known, gave witness to the whole affair and replayed it in telling form numerous times much to the chagrin of Cowboy...yeehaaa and rodeo lads...

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