What with all this coronavirus stuff, we've all had that feeling that we might not be here much longer. You never know when its going to be YOU. Or, of course, ME. And it has got me thinking ... once this current crisis is over, should I change my mindset and go for the magic 400 ? I'm only a handful of ticks away. I'd given up on that particular form of madness ages ago .... but in this new world of possible imminent death, it changes your perspective. The science isn't on my side ... my grandfather died at 71, my mum died at 72, and my father ,at the age of 52, drove home from work, went upstairs and dropped dead of a heart attack. And I'm 70-and-a-third. Oo-er ! Ouch !!! Crumbs !!!!! And there's been hints from Boris & Co that us 70+ lot might be indoors for years. If I'm going to do it, it'll have to be soon. But think of all the trouble, strife and expense there is in the twitching world. And one of the big motivators for me NOT to rush off after things any more, is that missing the target bird becomes much more disastrous as you get older. It hurts more. You'll see. More than it used to anyway. So there we are... or rather , I am. I'm not normally indecisive. Or am I ? On the plus side .. all those other twitchers you meet are such shiny happy people ... At last .. music time ...... I'm watching 4 Swifts whooshing around out of the office window.
But so far our " local" nesters haven't put in an appearance. And there's tiny drops of rain on the window ... the first for many long hot days.
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water water everywhere
5/11/2020 08:53:39 am
Ah death the final leveller, this is why we teach our offspring hide and seek you know. As we know the reaper is a skeletal figure. No eyes you see. Should probably wear bifocals so he should. But alas working in the public sector doesn't pay as well. Just remain quiet they'll get bored and meander off. Also quantum immortality.
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Blimey ... a comment .... I haven't had one of those for centuries.
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