Good one.
As for the language police, they would assume the bird was sitting in the
garden, though I'm not sure that's precisely what His Mooseness meant. The
"behind me" adds the unnecessary element of ambiguity. "As I was sitting in the
garden, a bird behind me . . ."
Sorry, sometimes the old City Editor squirms through and I can't help myself
Green Eyeshade Bob
On Apr 12, 2013, at 6:33 PM, Moose wrote:
> Sitting in the garden one day, a bird behind me was apparently startled by
> something. It took off fast, shot over my
> head and into the big hedge, leaving behind a few feathers in the air,
> floating slowly to the ground.
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4352>
>
> Feather B. Moose
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