The Humble Subterraneous Mole Proves Himself On Occasions A
Good Colourist When He Finds A Soil Of The Proper Hue To
Burrow In, And The Hillocks He Throws Up From Numberless
Irregular Splashes Of Bright Red Colour On A Green Sward.
The
wild animals that strike us as most beautiful, when seen
against a green background, are those which bear the reddest
fur - fox, squirrel, and red deer.
One day, in a meadow a few
miles from Abbotsbury, I came upon a herd of about fifty milch
cows scattered over a considerable space of ground, some lying
down, others standing ruminating, and still others moving
about and cropping the long flowery grasses. All were of that
fine rich red colour frequently seen in Dorset and Devon
cattle, which is brighter than the reds of other red animals
in this country, wild and domestic, with the sole exception of
a rare variety of the collie dog. The Irish setter and red
chouchou come near it. So beautiful did these red cows look
in the meadow that I stood still for half an hour feasting my
eyes on the sight.
No less was the pleasure I experienced when I caught sight of
that road winding over the hill above the village. On going
to it I found that it had looked as red as rust simply because
it was rust-earth made rich and beautiful in colour with iron,
its red hue variegated with veins and streaks of deep purple
or violet.
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