Exactly 32 years ago today I "got" my first Golden Oriole. Ever since seeing the picture of one in The Observers Book of Birds at the age of 10 or so I had wanted to see one... and on 23/7/'86 I got one. When we went to Norfolk previously I didn't have a car .... but that year I did. Unfortunately I also had twins. Believe it or not, twins are a bit unhelpful when there's birds to watch. In fact, they're an absolute disaster. I might have mentioned this on here before. So ... every morning I would get up at about 3 am and whoosh off somewhere along the twisty Norfolk roads to spot birds before the family awoke and things went arse up. It was about 60 miles or so to the semi-secret Golden Oriole Spotting Spot. I got there. I walked the long track to the top G.O. Spotting Spot. No Orioles. I waited. I strolled around. I increased my radius ( ouch). I even increased my diameter as well. I'm mad me. I waited some more.I patrolled the circumference for a change. But ... the TTGH approached ( Time To Go Home.) With weary tread and shoes of lead I wandered back in deep despair To myself " I'm crap" I said Until a note came 'pon the air T'was t'Oriole, atop the tree And soon I saw the bird in't bins Resplendent in its livery Redolent of those harlequins That prance around on't village green It was the best I've ever seen. I skipped and pranced back to the mini .... performed the special ceremony .... which we must do for every tick .... I must have looked a total dick. But back again wi't'family and having ticked it jammily I climbed a handy Jum-Jum tree that grows in't local cemetery. A Jum-Jum always must be scaled when out of dipping I've been bailed. I hope you enjoyed this little verse and realise it could have been much worse. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crumbs .... I do enjoy writing crap verse like that though.... But what music could possibly go with that ?
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