working in the land of story

Been a wet day today so I thought to myself catch up on some paperwork. Working through a report for some ecology work and checking the maps I was again reminded that some of my work this year has been in the land of stories and one in particular; the Split Grey Goose Feather. A cracking story about King Charles 1 and Oliver Cromwell.

There is a punchline to the story that concerns an area near Methwold which I will not spill the beans on, but it was there I was working and thinking and wondering. Its a bit different now of course all wheat and salad and sugar beet, but there are still rivers and drains and reeds to make your mind go back to those days and those times.

the sound of a blackbirds beak snapping shut

Gardening as I do I get too see a lot of the birds and insects that live around us, as well as the occasional amphibian and mammal.

Working alone for the most part you tend to get more or less accepted as part of the gardens themselves, some birds in particular home in on you, Robin and Blackbird are two examples.

I was in a garden this week cutting back some Lilac that was overhanging a garden I was in. Cutting it up to get rid of it a Robin comes and sits half a metre away watching me and the Lilac before jumping down and snatching a small grub from just in front of me before going of to return soon after.

Later on I was working and a female blackbird comes along looking for worms, it must have been quiet as I distinctly heard her the two halves of her beak snap together around a small invertebrate before she looked at me watching her and flying off.

Small things but powerful.

A bit of a shock but........

So there I was saying that Nancy the Waterman had gone well Monday evening when I gets this card from the chair of the group I told too.

Had a read and couldn't believe it, praise for moi.

"Thank you for giving such a wonderful fun evening" she says. Then goes on to say something I am truly pleased about. "It was better than Dennis of Grunty Fen which I adore"

What can I say!

Malcolms very pleased with himself tonight

Just got back from a storytelling booking this evening.

Told my old gal Nancy the Waterman this evening for the first time in a year to a good audience of  40 plus folk and it went down well. Oohhs and shivers in the right places and some nice comments afterwards.

Bless you Nancy you are still a good story.

number five

Anyway still at Woodbridge I heard this huffing and puffing from the bushes and fearing the worst dared a peep, finally I caught sight of this one after it had climbed a small tree. You have to admire their abilities you know.

yes its more gloves the latest in the thrilling saga

So there I was wandering along this path at Woodbridge , oh yes I can galivant with the best of them you know when I come across this one. It was a tricky spot though cos it was almost camouflaged, but it twitched slightly and gave itself away.

short walk and little things

And breath that's all breath and walk along a lovely section of coastline path somewhere in deepest Norfolk.

A lovely afternoon the sun beaming down the sea breaking on the shingle beach, a short walk along the slowly rising sandstone cliff. Skylarks rising to either side singing away, a small flock of Linnet twittering and moving around on the rough shortish grass feeding on seeds and around my head Sand Martins hawking for flies and then returning to there nests in tunnels in the cliffs, absolutely lovely all topped of by small clumps of Thrift in flower, small clumps of bright pink colour.

talk about meaning it eh!

Anyway after seeing the new BBC series sign I noticed this one and thought blimey they take parking infringements seriously around here dont they...........

Blimey look at what happened to the last vehicle which didn't heed the sign!

pssssstt new BBC series

I stumbled across the set of the new BBC series the other day while taking a short break from some ecology work, yea just stumbled across it and could not believe it really there it was a sign telling the world about this new series for A and B and C listed celebrities. Not really sure how the format is going to work mind you with a title like that but!

number 3 in the series

Okay I will admit this one has been sort of setup but in a good cause, the glove was suffering and as there was a worn out old magic carpet laying around which could help, well it had to be done.

Number 3 Help Im seriously injured take me to hospital..... Okay but which way do I go????????

number 2 in the new series

Anyway still working I came across number 2 trying to get out of a manhole cover.

Number 2 Get me out of here.......

number 1 in a new series of blogs

So there I was working away when lo I see it beside the kerb all smart but crumpled and oh so lonely. And twas born, a new occasional series of blogs, tralaa;

 Gloves I have met. Number 1 I vont to be alone.......