The Skull Collector ..
Posted in Day to Day, Treasures on Nov 9th, 2008
The skull collector .. yes that’s me! Guilty!
Having a dog is a wonderful asset when rambling through the thick forests here in Germany. Mainly because he scares away any wild boar that is rife in this area (and could be dangerous).
On my travels in the last week I have found some wonderful natural skulls in the local forests … I was actually looking for some deer antler but they don’t shed them at this time of year and any that were shed last Spring have probably been nibbled and eaten away by mice (as it contains lots of good stuff in them).
The boar skull I found isn’t fully deteriorated (the greasy marrow is still coming through the bone) and it has a real overwhelming stench to it *gag* .. but next week I plan to clean it up with some boiling water and cleaning agents. I was actually shocked at the size of this thing – I knew boars were big but I honestly didn’t think they were quite that big. It has put another perspective on the way I roam freely through the forest now, I can tell you.
I also found a boar tusk – which is the length of my whole hand and a badger skull.
I went out again early this morning with Nico looking for more little treasures and he picked up a scent and was having fun that I just followed without thinking. Stupid me! Suddenly I heard what I can only describe as a donkey with a sore throat right behind me. I knew this was a boar and I ran as fast as I could at the nearest clearing towards home I could scramble to; dog in tow, thinking what a great game this is.
I didn’t even look back, I just ran like hell. I think I should give the forest a rest from my presence for a while and stick to the main walkways and paths. Phew .. the thought of having one of tusks or teeth in my backside is way too much to handle!
WOW Great finds Sandy!
Narrow espcape too! Good that Nico ran with you thinking it was a game, you don’t want him facing some wild boar .. not without the rest of his Wolf Pack with him anyway.
Super find there girl!!
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Close call ya had! ( bet that heart of yours had some extra beats for awhile ) Happy to read where the both of you are alittle shook,but ok!
Powerful omens Sandy but heed the warning… there may be more to this than you realize.
Hi Sandy ,
Great Blog , loved the pics . My broither used to keep skulls and collect them . I remember the rotting corpses of animals round the house …!!!
Love Germany and the forests there envious .
Loed the blog may send it to my brother
Mennard