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Describe the sights, sound and smells along a
deserted country lane
A cool breeze blows into my face. The air is fresh and
clear. I hold my fishing gear in my hand as I trudge down
the country lane towards my favorite fishing hole.
The lane is a narrow one seldom used by four-wheeled
vehicles. It is more like a well-used foot-path but I can see
motorcycle tyre marks on the exposed earth. Anyhow at
the moment it is all very still except for the sounds of birds
singing, insects screeching and mosquitoes buzzing.
The mosquitoes are a real nuisance. I keep having to hit
them as they alight on my body to have a feed. There
must be hundreds of them. Despite applying insect
repellent on my clothes, these tiny hordes of winged
blood-suckers still come.
Both sides of the lane are covered with thick undergrowth.
Behind the undergrowth is a rubber estate. Further back is
the beginning of a virgin jungle. I can hear the distinct
sounds of this jungle even from a distance.
A bird takes flight from the bushes as I walk past it. It
squawks noisily. I pause a moment to watch it fly up and
alight on the branch of a tree. It is a black bird with two
long tall feathers trailing along prominently as it flies.
Behind me a hidden magpie-robin breaks into its sweet
melodious song. It is always a pleasure to hear a magpie-