Colin doesn’t like choice. It takes him ages to choose which shape of pasta to have from Tesco, or which fragrance of shower gel to buy, before going for the one he always has. He thinks I’m impulsive because I buy without checking reviews and, in his eyes, too quickly, and I’ll try new things….
When I was at school studying for O level English I was made to read 2 poems. The first one was Alexander Pope’s “Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot”, and it shows how much I enjoyed it that I can only remember the first line. Even in the exam I could only quote that first line and…
A fellow member of the self-isolating bird club posted this on line “For the past few weeks I’ve been hearing a repetitive high pitched squeaky call. It’s been quite persistent for a few minutes every day. I was sure it was a rare bird visiting the area as my bird call app couldn’t identify it….
I have come to realise that God often speaks to me through songs and hymns. For a long time now I have regularly woken with a song going round in my head. It took a while for me to realise that each song had a lesson for me and so now I’m prompted to stop,…
On Monday I spent a long time staring at my computer screen. I couldn’t take my eyes away yet I wasn’t working or writing letters or doing any of the things I’d intended to do and I wasn’t touching any keys. Before my eyes a young osprey was fighting its way out of its egg….
A friend and I were on holiday in Skye. We’d heard that a Golden Eagle had been seen in one of the steep valleys close to where we were staying and so equipped with boots, binoculars and lunch we set off. With map in hand we soon found the place. It’s very easy to spot…
I sat down in my usual chair to start my quiet time with God this morning and became distracted by the view from the window. It hadn’t changed, it’s the front garden in one direction and the back in another. I don’t know what attracted me this morning and made me pause and look around….
My calendar yesterday said “There is more to life when you stop and notice.” A long time ago now I walked the Cotswold Way as part of an organised group. It was good fun. The weather was very kind to us and it didn’t rain once. Fortunately we didn’t have to carry all our gear…
When self-isolating began I joined a Facebook group called “the self-isolating bird club”. It has become a big group and has members who have been bird watching for a long time and those who are relatively new to it. There have been times when someone has posted a picture of a bird and asked for…
I was listening to a broadcast on Facebook by Chris Packham. At one point mid-sentence he said “Buzzard”, pointed off to his right and then carried on where he had left off. Later he did it again when a greenfinch landed on his bird feeder, except of course this time he shouted “Greenfinch” He later…