Karen Westbrook shares a quirky and memorable experience from her time living in Tregonny. Every morning, she would take a three-mile walk around the local village, enjoying the peacefulness of the often deserted road. One morning, as she walked, she noticed not one but two police cars driving down the road, which struck her as unusual for such a quiet area. To her surprise, one of the officers stopped and asked if she had seen an ostrich. He explained that it had been causing a bit of trouble, becoming quite aggressive, and asked if she wanted a lift. Karen declined, preferring to face the ostrich herself, and jokingly asked what they planned to do if they encountered the bird, to which the officer replied they had a lasso.
Though Karen didn’t see the ostrich during her walk, she couldn’t help but laugh at the idea of police officers chasing an ostrich with a lasso. Later, she encountered two women from a local cottage who had asked her the same question about the bird. They revealed that while they hadn’t found it, they had a good idea where it was. Karen never did see the elusive ostrich, but it became a humorous story that added to the charm of village life in Tregony.
