{"id":5307,"date":"2022-06-02T19:56:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T19:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5307"},"modified":"2022-06-02T19:56:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T19:56:36","slug":"all-go-and-an-asylum-of-cuckoos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5307","title":{"rendered":"All Go and an Asylum of Cuckoos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/KingshillHouse-2-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5308\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5308\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/KingshillHouse-2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1654075270&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KingshillHouse 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/KingshillHouse-2-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5308\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/KingshillHouse-2.jpg?resize=430%2C292&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pictures today are of me <strong>Story Telling<\/strong> at <strong>Kingshill House Art Centre Dursley<\/strong> on Wednesday Morning. I was sent about 40 photos of me in full flow! I regularly Story Tell at <strong>Kingshill House<\/strong> and I am now resident Story Teller! Over the next week or so\u00a0 I will probably put some more photos from past Kingshill gigs (I&#8217;ve just been sent February and Halloween pictures!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/KingshillHouse-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5310\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5310\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/KingshillHouse-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1654075235&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KingshillHouse\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/KingshillHouse-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5310\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/KingshillHouse.jpg?resize=364%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/KingshillHouse_FamHalfTerm_220601_003-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5311\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/KingshillHouse_FamHalfTerm_220601_003-scaled.jpg?fit=1709%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1709,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1654075145&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KingshillHouse_FamHalfTerm_220601_003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/KingshillHouse_FamHalfTerm_220601_003-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C874&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5311\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/KingshillHouse_FamHalfTerm_220601_003.jpg?resize=340%2C503&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"503\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also performed in<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> <strong>Between Severn Tides<\/strong><\/span> in <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Newnham -on- Severn<\/strong><\/span> last night. This was a different production from last month where we had a stage and a bigger cast. So I had to play an extra part and we performed\u00a0 it more like a radio play with scripts in front of us. (see some of the April blogs about the original.production)<\/p>\n<p>I led <strong>Gloucestershire Seniors<\/strong> (3rd team) to a fine win against <strong>Somerset<\/strong> on Tuesday. My bowlers did a great job so I always had control of the game.<\/p>\n<p>This morning had a super Bird Watch near the River with young Esther and my pal Gordon. We saw three <strong>Cuckoos<\/strong> (2 males and a female) they flew fairly close to us. I looked up the collective noun for <strong>Cuckoos<\/strong> it is an Asylum!\u00a0 Great variety of raptors as well at least <strong>2 Marsh Harriers,<\/strong> <strong>Red Kite,<\/strong> <strong>2 Buzzards, Hobby<\/strong> and a <strong>Kestrel. The <\/strong>\u00a0pictures be.low are not great but a distant <strong>Cuckoo<\/strong> and a flying <strong>Great White Egret.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020876.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5312\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020876.jpg?fit=1416%2C864&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1416,864\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ330&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1654125012&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;53.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1020876\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020876.jpg?fit=584%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5312\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020876.jpg?resize=430%2C268&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020875.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5313\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020875.jpg?fit=1043%2C1013&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1043,1013\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ330&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1654122291&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;108&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1020875\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020875.jpg?fit=584%2C567&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5313\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020875.jpg?resize=395%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020875.jpg?resize=300%2C291&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020875.jpg?resize=1024%2C995&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020875.jpg?resize=768%2C746&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020875.jpg?resize=309%2C300&amp;ssl=1 309w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/P1020875.jpg?w=1043&amp;ssl=1 1043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Pictures today are of me Story Telling at Kingshill House Art Centre Dursley on Wednesday Morning. I was sent about 40 photos of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5307\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2D5Gc-1nB","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5307"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5315,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307\/revisions\/5315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}