As far as my house list goes, it used to be the norm that I would get Swallows well before House Martins on the year list. But in recent years ... the last four anyway ...we've had it the other way round ... House Martins have been spotted before Swallows. Only by a few days ... but it's a noticeable change. What with most migrants being a bit late this year, I hadn't got either of them from the house by yesterday. Would the lowly Swallow win this year ? Well..... in the evening I was up in my "study" .. that's not what the Significant Otter calls it .... and I spotted ... mere specks in the distant sky ... two hirudine-ish things. Further inspection showed them to be ... House Martins !! Yo !!! Ha ! They've won again. But it wasn't by much .... because ... 3 minutes later another hirundinesque object hoved into ( distant) view ...and this one was a Swallow ! It doesn't come much closer that that. Is this "science" ? Nah ! Is it worth sending in to the Local Recorder ? Nah !!! It it "Ornithology" ... certainly NOT. Grrrrrrrrrrrr. It's just ticking stuff. Having fun. That sort of thing. Afterwards I rather wished it had been 17 seconds later ... then I could have played the Cure's " 17 seconds" and got away with it. I probably will anyway. Have you worked out what's going on with those odd birds I showed you last time ? Here's another one .. NiGhtly WillEt Quite a few clues in there to help you see what it's all about. Music time ... surprise surprise .... it's The Cure .. " 17 seconds" .... this is my favourite version of it ... unusually, he does it on his own. Time slips away
And the light begins to fade And everything is quiet now Feeling is gone And the picture disappears everything is cold now The dream had to end The wish never came true And the girl Starts to sing Seventeen seconds A measure of life
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