One of the homes backing the house where I lived in before my final sleep was an old farmhouse. They must have planted a few black walnut trees in their back yard over a hundred years ago. Black walnut trees are well known for providing shade. But they also have walnuts growing in their branches and come late August and September they can crash down in great numbers from quite a height especially in a windstorm! I suppose if any had hit my little noggin they would have hurt. Several times Master Robert thought perhaps I should be wearing a helmet. But buying a helmet for a West Highland Terrier can be problematic. Walnut protection is not exactly a prime concern for Westie owners. So I was under strict instructions to remain in a certain section of the backyard that was a “walnut free zone”. Now when no one was looking I snuck out the zone for a sniff or a pee and after 14 years Dylan the Westie had nary a single walnut graze his noggin! On my last day on earth lying in my backyard a few walnuts hit the ground near me. I knew those were the last walnuts I would hear thudding around me.
Memories of Dylan Stephen: A Westie Now in the Land Beyond: Surviving the Black Walnut Tree!
Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)
Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write." View more posts
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