A spiritual slap in the face – by a butterfly
I hardly ever go to our local church other than for the usual hatches, matches, and despatches. I have never been religious and usually call myself an agnostic. I probably still do. But two things have happened in my local village church in recent years that have made me think. One was in the summer [...]
Book Club: Engagement from scratch
New for 2012 on Birds on the Blog is the Birds on the Blog Book Club. We’re really excited about this and we’d love you to join us in reading, reviewing and discussing a wide variety of books over the coming year. We’ll also be interviewing authors, and inviting them to participate in Q&A sessions [...]
10 low-cost ways to love those snowdrops
Have you seen any snowdrops yet this year? Every year I look forward to particularly beautiful, delicate flowers, pushing their heads through the cold soil letting us know that spring is on its way. This winter has been rather strange, warmer than usual, and I am sure it will affect the flowering of snowdrops. Flowers [...]
Money: 10 top thoughts, tips and attitudes
I thought I’d share some thoughts, tips and attitudes about money that I came across recently. Some I’d heard of before; others were from a different angle or maybe I was just in a more receptive frame of mind to notice them. Anyway, here they are in no particular order and I hope you find [...]
20 top alternative predictions for life 100 years from now
January always brings the clairvoyants out of the woodwork and this year we owe gratitude for both inspiration and humor to the BBC’s online magazine, with their recent compilation of 20 top predictions for life 100 years from now as sent in by loyal readers. Here they are, in brief, along with my own interpretations [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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