Garden Firsts!!!!!!

Those of us fortunate to have gardens have probably spent more time in them than ever before. We are certainly grateful for our garden and we are also fortunate that we can walk into the countryside. I obviously notice the birds that pass overhead or turn up in the garden. Well today was a first I was cutting the grass and I heard a cuckoo close by. I looked up to see the cuckoo fly above my head and lower than roof height. I have seen four or five cuckoos this Spring but to see one over my garden is priceless! Another first was a four nights ago when we were woken in the early hours of the morning by an incredibly loud call of a Little Owl (I think he was in our Quince Tree at the front of the house so fairly close!) I can’t recall hearing one in the garden before. The picture below is of one I took in the nearby churchyard (maybe it was this one!)

The good news my number one critic has given me a positive response on the story I have just finished. So now it is full ahead with tidying up etc.

Any Gloucestershire  teachers reading this just to say I am offering my services for free this summer for me to come and in and Story Tell outside to the children -I am suggesting playground or somewhere suitable where everyone can be spaced out safely and I can avoid coming into the building..

Regular readers will know I don’t set quiz questions on a Sunday but there is one tonight which you can have a guess on it was supposed in last night’s blog!

Yesterday’s cricket answers

a) Leicestershire play at Grace Road    b) Stumps are 9 inches wide (22.86 cm) and 28 inches tall (71.12 cm)   c) WG’s initials are William Gilbert    d) Stumps are commonly made of Ash

Todays’ question is on throwing the cricket ball –Robert Percival in 1882 according to Wisden has the record for throwing the cricket ball how far did he throw it (Imperial measurements) I will give you some leeway!

                             

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Bill Church is the story traveller, a former Headteacher who has a passion for sharing stories with people from 3 years up to 103 years of age. Bill loves stories; finding them (and the story’s story!), telling them and writing them! He is passionate in believing that everybody can tell stories and is keen to help people whatever their age do this. His blog ranges from his Story telling experiences to his obsessions sport, bird watching and cycling!

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