I was awake most of last night, which had absolutely nothing to do with the earthquake which hit the Midlands at 1am. No I woke at 2.30 and my mind was racing with ideas. This time next week I will be beginning my 4 days working pattern, having Wednesdays off. I'm very grateful and fortunate to be in a position not to have to work full time, although at the moment this is just a trial period. It will be nice to do more work in the field, rather than in management - and according to new research 44 is the trough year (with 20's and 70's the peak)... guess who's 44 in 6 weeks time!!Apart from more time for art, gardening and conservation, one of the things I wish to do is begin writing the book which has been filling my thoughts for years. Can't give too much away obviously, but in my mind it's there, and hopefully will be an amusing account of my experiences with wildlife and conservation. Will anyone read it, will I actually finish it, who knows but as they say, everyone has a book inside them, which finally explains why I'm overweight....!! But one of the things I've been doing is searching through old photos, and came across this, my very first encounter with Wildlife at Flamingo World in North Yorkshire. Not sure when this was but think around 1970..... and I was terrified!!!!
Hi there, Border :-)
ReplyDeleteOh… I’d take a guess that ‘the book within you’ will get read and finished! Good luck with it, I am certain that once you get into it you will thoroughly enjoy doing it. I am very sure there is a market for this kind of reading material and if there isn’t there should be :-D
Loved the photo, it reminded me of my first visit to London and a quite different encounter with wildlife – the pigeons in Trafalgar Square. My Dad queued for ages to get myself and my brothers bags of seed. I was the tallest so they started landing on me first and let’s just say I couldn’t get my hand in the bag. I don’t know how many pigeons landed on me but when I felt claws in my hair the bag was instantly thrown into the air and I ran off!
Thanks Shirl, I can imagine your panic at that age. Lets hope the book does indeed find itself, one of the good things about a blog, people know now, so I HAVE to do it :-)
ReplyDeleteI was in London for a few days years ago and went to Trafalgar Square. Bought some seeds and in no time was completely covered with pigeons. There were so many on my head they were slipping off. But I have to say I loved the feel of their feet slipping down my hair. A wonderful experience. Looking forward to hearing more about the book.
ReplyDeleteThanks Oldcrow, it's good to gain encouragement.
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