{"id":4154,"date":"2021-02-07T20:16:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T20:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4154"},"modified":"2021-02-07T20:16:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T20:16:47","slug":"swan-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4154","title":{"rendered":"Swan Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ll start with a photo for a change! Living where we do we are lucky to have a wonderful mix of wildlife on our doorstep. When I walk around the garden you often hear a mixed cacophony of G<\/strong>eese<\/strong> <\/em>and B<\/strong>lack-headed gulls<\/strong> <\/em>especially at this time of year. We also often hear the distinctive threshing sound of S<\/strong>wans<\/strong> <\/em>taking off and once airborne the rhythmic beating of the wings. Of course at different times of the year we hear other wonderful sounds, especially in the summer when we have screeching Common Terns flying over our house.The picture above I just managed to catch a Mute Swan<\/strong> <\/em>in flight close to our home, You can easily \u00a0understand how they become tied up in myth and legend. They are such elegant birds both swimming serenely. I do tell a few stories with Swans<\/strong> <\/em>in! I am actually playing with a few ideas for a story and gig (possibly as part of the Two Severn Bores)<\/strong><\/span> so watch this space (hoping that gigs might happen again sometime in late spring \/ early summer).<\/p>\n

And yes it was cold out today in that wind! Not surprisingly most birds were seeking shelter today.<\/p>\n

I mentioned previously our Book Club re discussing Cold Comfort Farm on Wednesday. I did enjoy reading it!<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s Quiz with a Winter theme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

a)\u00a0 A snowflake has six sides\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span>b)\u00a0\u00a0General Winter is Russia’s harsh climate<\/strong> <\/span>as both Napoleon and the Nazis found out with their ill fated invasions\u00a0\u00a0 c) The “Roaring Game” is curling<\/strong> <\/span>and sometimes called “Chess on ice”<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 d) Chamonix in France<\/strong> <\/span>held the first Winter Olympics\u00a0\u00a0 e) Mukluks are Inuit boots.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

No Quiz today it is Sunday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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