Wednesday 16 September I’ve been sat here next to the dog wondering what it is about this time of year that unsettles me so. I’ve been for a walk, the usual one, about three and a bit kilometres. A circuit around our local lanes and paths. On my way home just beforehand the sunshine wasContinue reading “Day 180”
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Day 179
Tuesday 15 September The United Nations has published a report today that backs up other recent research about the threat to biodiversity on earth. The impact humans are having, due to their behaviours, is putting so many species of plants and animals under threat of extinction. It makes for very upsetting and unsettling reading. MyContinue reading “Day 179”
Day 178
Monday 14 September I have found writing a post on a Monday a bit tricky of late. The first day of a new working week tends to be taken up with, well, work. I love what I do, I really do. But I’d be lying if I said I would rather be working than goingContinue reading “Day 178”
Day 177
Sunday 13 September Things came together at the right time the other day. Twice. And both had a trumpet as a common feature. Actually, Haydn’s trumpet concerto in E Flat. A piece written in 1796 to showcase the technological creation that was the three-valved trumpet. The right tune at the right moment is always aContinue reading “Day 177”
Day 176
Saturday 12 September Oh my, I love Saturday mornings. That feeling, after a challenging week at work, of waking up when your ready rather than when the alarm tells you. Then, a large cup of fresh coffee in bed and a few chapters of my book. This morning, we went on a balmy, late summerContinue reading “Day 176”
Day 175
Its been a bonkers first full week back at work. Proper. So much has been crammed into just five days and whereas some weeks can drag, this one has whizzed by. I am missing the freedom to take myself off for a walk or an explore somewhere. I realise that this is a luxury thatContinue reading “Day 175”
Day 174
Thursday 10 September Thankfully, I’m feeling a lot better today. The weirdness if the world we are living in at the moment is hard to grasp at times. Again, I’m not sure if its an age thing and that I am simply reflecting on what were seemingly simpler times. Or, maybe things are just crackers.Continue reading “Day 174”
Day 173
Wednesday 09 September I’ve felt pretty under the weather today. Headache, dizziness, feeling sick. Not the obvious signs of Covid-19 but I can’t avoid thinking is it, or isn’t it? Daft really because it just leads to more stress and worry which doesn’t help. Today, the government has decided to re-impose some restrictions on everyoneContinue reading “Day 173”
Day 172
Tuesday 08 September Having a pint in a pub beer garden, at 8pm on a weekday evening, is an unplanned pleasure. Its soon going to be too cold/wet/windy/dark (delete as applicable) to do, so we grabbed the opportunity this evening after our walk. We sit and talk about the rapidly increasing cases of the virusContinue reading “Day 172”
Day 171
Monday 07 September Numbers of confirmed covid 19 cases are rising. Yesterday was 3000+, the highest since May 22, and today it was 2900. Deaths are still low, which is being put down to the fact that the majority of cases are affecting the young. This correlates with pubs and clubs reopening, shops and workplacesContinue reading “Day 171”
The Bald Birder 